Maiorana
See also: maiorana
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
Named 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 edit
Maiorana f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Periptychidae – an extinct condylarth mammal from the Paleocene.
References edit
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Italian Maiorana.
Proper noun edit
Maiorana (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 edit
Etymology edit
From Sicilian maiurana (“marjoram”); compare Italian maggiorana.
Proper noun edit
Maiorana m or f by sense
- a surname from Sicilian
Further reading edit
- Stefano Ravara, Mappa dei Cognomi, 2015-2024