Maiorana
See also: maiorana
Translingual
editEtymology
editNamed by Leigh Van Valen from Medieval Latin maiorana (“marjoram”), with reference to punning decomposition of the name into Latin maior rana (“larger frog”) or Maia rana (“May frog”), and to Quenya Maia (“one of the Maiar”).
Proper noun
editMaiorana f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Periptychidae – an extinct condylarth mammal from the Paleocene.
References
editEnglish
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Italian Maiorana.
Proper noun
editMaiorana (plural Maioranas)
- A surname from Italian.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Maiorana is the 23837th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1060 individuals. Maiorana is most common among White (94.62%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Maiorana”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 494.
Italian
editEtymology
editFrom Sicilian maiurana (“marjoram”); compare Italian maggiorana.
Proper noun
editMaiorana m or f by sense
- a surname from Sicilian
Further reading
edit- Stefano Ravara, Mappa dei Cognomi, 2015-2024
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- Translingual terms derived from Quenya
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- English terms derived from Italian
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English surnames
- English surnames from Italian
- Italian terms derived from Sicilian
- Italian lemmas
- Italian proper nouns
- Italian proper nouns with irregular gender
- Italian masculine nouns
- Italian feminine nouns
- Italian nouns with multiple genders
- Italian masculine and feminine nouns by sense
- Italian surnames
- Italian surnames from Sicilian