Maran

See also: maran, märän, and 𐌼𐌰𐍂𐌰𐌽

English

Etymology 1

From Mara +‎ -an.

Proper noun

Maran

1. A family of non-Pama-Nyungan Australian Aboriginal prefixing languages spoken in southeastern Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory.

See also

• Alawa, Mara, Warndarang

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

Maran (plural Marans)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Maran is the 38801^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 569 individuals. Maran is most common among White (55.54%), Asian/Pacific Islander (24.46%) and Hispanic/Latino (16.7%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Maran”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 510.

References

• Colin Yallop, Australian Aboriginal Languages, Andrew Deutsch, 1982, →ISBN.

Anagrams

• Raman

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaran/ [ˈma.ran]

Proper noun

Maran (Jawi spelling مارن)

1. a town and district of Pahang, Malaysia

Descendants

• → Chinese: 馬蘭 / 马兰 (mǎlán)
• → Tamil: மாரான் (mārāṉ)

Further reading

• Maran District on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Spanish

Proper noun

Maran m or f by sense

1. a surname