The name Marni originates from several languages, including
Hebrew
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, meaning "rejoice", and
Latin
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as a variant of "
Marina
A marina (from Spanish , Portuguese and Italian : "related to the sea") is a dock or basin with moorings and supplies for yachts and small boats.
A marina differs from a port in that a marina does not handle large passenger ships or cargo ...
", meaning "of the sea".
It also has derivations from
Gaelic
Gaelic (pronounced for Irish Gaelic and for Scots Gaelic) is an adjective that means "pertaining to the Gaels". It may refer to:
Languages
* Gaelic languages or Goidelic languages, a linguistic group that is one of the two branches of the Insul ...
and
Swahili
Swahili may refer to:
* Swahili language, a Bantu language officially used in Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda and widely spoken in the African Great Lakes.
* Swahili people, an ethnic group in East Africa.
* Swahili culture, the culture of the Swahili p ...
. "Marni" and "
Marnie Marnie may refer to:
People
* Marni, a given name, including a list of people named Marni and Marnie
* Helen Marnie (born 1978), Scottish singer-songwriter known mononymously as Marnie
Arts and entertainment
* ''Marnie'' (novel), a 1961 novel by ...
" are the two most common spellings of the female first name, ranking 2,446 and 1,498, respectively, out of 4,275 for females of all ages in the 1990 U.S. Census.
Variants
Due to its many derivations, a number of alternate spellings and related variant names exist, including:
* Marni
* Marnee
* Marnie
* Marny, a Scandinavian variant of Marina
* Marney
* Marne
* Marna
* Marnette
* Marnina
People with the given name
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Marnie Baizley
Marnie Baizley (born July 24, 1975 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a Canadian professional squash player. She reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 30 in July 1999 after having joined the Women's International Squash Players Association
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(born 1975), Canadian squash player
*
Marnie Bassett
Flora Marjorie (''Marnie'') Bassett (30 June 1889 – 3 February 1980) was an Australian historian, biographer and travel writer. Her writing focussed on women's and family history, with particular attention to people from Australia.
Earl ...
(1889–1980), Australian historian and biographer
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Darcey Bussell
Dame Darcey Andrea Bussell (born Marnie Mercedes Darcey Pemberton Crittle; 27 April 1969) is a retired English ballet dancer, ballerina and a former judge on the BBC television dance contest ''Strictly Come Dancing''.
Trained at the Arts Educ ...
(born Marnie Crittle in 1969), English ballerina
*
Marnie Gillett
Marian Newell "Marnie" Gillett (August 13, 1953 – December 3, 2004) was an American gallerist and arts administrator. She was executive director of SF Camerawork for 20 years.
Early life and education
Marian Newell Gillett was born in Glen ...
(1953-2004), American arts administrator
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Marnie Hughes-Warrington
Marnie Hughes-Warrington is an Australian academic who currently serves as professor of history at the University of South Australia, where she has also served since 2020 as Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Enterprise). She previously work ...
(born 1970), Australian professor and author
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Marni Jackson, Canadian non-fiction author
*
Marnie McBean
Marnie Elizabeth McBean, (born January 28, 1968) is a Canadian former rower. She is a three-time Olympic gold medallist. In 2023, she was appointed to the Senate of Canada.
Rowing career
A graduate of the University of Western Ontario, McBean ...
(born 1968), Canadian rower and triple Olympic champion
*
Marnie McGuire
Marnie McGuire (born 22 February 1969) is a former New Zealand professional golfer who played mostly on the LPGA of Japan Tour.
McGuire won the British Ladies Amateur in 1986 as a 17-year-old and was at the time the youngest champion in the tour ...
(born 1969), former New Zealand professional golfer
*
Marni Nixon
Margaret Nixon McEathron (February 22, 1930 – July 24, 2016), known professionally as Marni Nixon, was an American soprano and ghost singer for featured actresses in musical films. She was the singing voice of leading actresses on the s ...
(1930–2016), Hollywood voice specialist
*
Marnie Peters, Canadian wheelchair basketball player
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Marnie Reece-Wilmore
Marnie Reece-Wilmore (born 10 January 1974) is an Australian actress from Sydney. She is best known for her role playing Debbie Martin in ''Neighbours'', and was the third actress to portray the character.
Early life
Reece-Wilmore's grandpare ...
(born 1974), Australian actress
*
Marnie Schulenburg (1984-2022), American actress
*
Marnie Simpson
Marnie Simpson (born 17 January 1992) is an English television personality from Consett, County Durham
County Durham, officially simply Durham, is a ceremonial county in North East England.UK General Acts 1997 c. 23Lieutenancies Act 1997 S ...
(born 1992), English reality TV star from ''Geordie Shore''
*
Marnie Stern
Marnie Stern (born March 18, 1976) is an American musician, singer-songwriter, and guitarist. She has garnered acclaim for her technical skill and tapping style of guitar play. Stern was a member of The 8G Band from the show '' Late Night with S ...
(born 1976), American songwriter and guitarist
*
Marni Thompson
Marni Thompson is a Canadian actress, whose most extensive starring role was in ''Paradise Falls'', a soap opera on Showcase Television, starting in 2001. She played ''Valerie Hunter'', a bored local police officer in a small community.
Except ...
, Canadian actress
*
Marnie Weber
Marnie Weber (born 1959) is an American artist who lives and works in Los Angeles. Her work includes photography, sculpture, installations, film, video, and performances. She is also a musician.
Life and work
Marnie Weber was born in Bridgeport ...
(born 1959), American artist
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Marnie Woodrow
Marnie Woodrow (born 1969) is a Canadian comedian and writer and editor. She has also worked as an editor, magazine writer and as a researcher for TV and radio.
Woodrow has published two short fiction collections, ''Why We Close Our Eyes When We ...
(born 1969), Canadian writer and journalist
People with the surname
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Helen Marnie
Helen Lindsay Marnie (born 21 February 1978) is a Scottish musician, known as the lead vocalist and one of the keyboardists and songwriters of the electronic band Ladytron. In 2012, she started a solo career as Marnie and released her debut so ...
(born 1978), Scottish musician with the band Ladytron
See also
*
Marney, a surname
References
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