Marilyn (given name)

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Marilyn is a feminine given name.

Origin and meaning[]

Marilyn is a blend of the English given names Mary and Lynn.[1] First record of the name Marilyn: Marilyn Spencer Foster born 1510 in England. It began to be used increasingly in the 1920s, and it reached its peak of popularity in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. Variants of the name includes: Maralyn, Marelyn, Marilynn, Marlyn, Marylyn, Marrilyn, Marillyn, Merilyn, Merrelyn and Merrilyn.[2]

Notable people[]

Stage name[]

  • Brian Hugh Warner, an American musician and artist who goes by the stage name "Marilyn Manson"

Merrelyn[]

A variation of Marylin is Merrelyn, sometimes spelled as Merrilyn. Notable people with the name include:

Characters[]

  • Marilyn Whirlwind, a character in the Northern Exposure TV series
  • Marilyn (Mario character), a character in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
  • Marilyn Lee, a character from the book Everything I Never Told You

References[]

  1. ^ "Marilyn - Name Meaning, What does Marilyn mean?".
  2. ^ "Marilyn - Name's Meaning of Marilyn".
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