Marijan

The name Marijan is a form of Marian used in Serbo-Croatian and Slovenian languages. It represents a spelling variant of the Roman name Marianus, which is derived from Latin and traces back to the name Marius, originally from the ancient Roman family name Mărĭus.

What does the name Marijan mean?

The exact meaning of the name Marijan has not yet been definitively established. It is likely interpreted as "the Male" or "the one coming from the sea." Additionally, it could be understood in connection with the masculine name gens Mărīa as "belonging to Marius." Its origins lie in Latin, where the word mās means "male" or the element marīs means "man," "male," and "sea." The name gained wider popularity through the veneration of Saint Marius of Avenches, who lived in the 6th century and is revered as a Catholic saint. Variants include Mariusz, Marijus, Mario, Marios, Mares, Maris, Marijo, Marjan, Mariano, Marijanco, and Marijonas.

Where does the name Marijan come from?

The first name Marijan has its roots in Latin and Roman and means "the one coming from the sea."

How do you pronounce Marijan?

Ma-ri-jan

When is the name day of Marijan?

Marijan celebrates his name day on January 4, January 19, and December 31.

Popularity

In Germany, Marijan is a common first name and currently ranks 3,183rd on the list of the most popular male baby names. Its best ranking was in 2007 at 759th place. In the last ten years, the name has been given about 140 times as a first name, placing it 1,963rd in the ten-year statistics. From 2010 to 2024, it ranks 1,855th.

Nicknames & pet names

Mare / Mari / Maro

Similar first names

Marian

Famous people

• Marijan Altiparmakovski (Yugoslav football player)
• Marijan Antolovic (footballer from Croatia)
• Marijan Bakula (footballer from Yugoslavia)
• Marijan Basic (Croatian handball player)
• Marijan Brkic (Croatian guitarist)
• Marijan Brncic (Yugoslav footballer)
• Marijan Budimir (Croatian football player)
• Marijan Buljat (Croatian football player)
• Marijan Cercek (Yugoslav football player)
• Marijan Coric (Croatian footballer)
• Marijan David Vajda (Yugoslav film director)
• Marijan Glad (karateka)
• Marijan Jantoljak (football player from Croatia)
• Marijan Jevsovar (painter from Croatia)
• Marijan Kanjer (Croatian swimmer)
• Marijan Kovacevic (footballer from Croatia)
• Marijan Krasnic (Croatian footballer)
• Marijan Novak (Yugoslav footballer)
• Marijan Perkovic (cyclist from Croatia)
• Marijan Pusnik (Yugoslav football player)