Marilyn

English, combination of Mary and Lynn
"drop of the sea, bitter, or beloved + lake"

Marilyn Origin and Meaning

Variation of Mary
# 666 in the US

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Famous People Named Marilyn

  • Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortenson/Baker)
    iconic American actress
  • Marilyn Pauline "Kim" Novak
    American actress
  • Marilyn Chambers
    stage name of Marilyn Ann Briggs, American adult film actress
  • Marilyn Horne
    American opera singer
  • Marilyn Meseke
    Miss America 1938
  • Marilyn Buferd
    Miss America 1946
  • Marilyn McKnight
    Miss America 1958
  • Marilyn Denis
    Canadian TV host
  • Marilyn (Keith) Bergman
    American songwriter
  • Manfrey Lecta "Marilyn" Duke
    American pop singer
  • Marilyn Miller (born Mary Ellen Reynolds)
    American actress
  • Marilyn McCoo
    American actress and singer of The 5th Dimension
  • Marilyn Border
    American actress; twin of sister Roz Borden
  • Marilyn French
    American feminist author
  • Marilyn Tucker Quayle
    Second Lady of the U.S. as wife of VP Dan Quayle
  • Marilyn vos Savant
    American advice columnist and record holder for highest IQ
  • Marilyn (Rovell) Wilson
    Rutherford, American singer; first wife of musician Brian Wilson; mother of singers Carnie and Wendy Wilson
  • Marilyn Manson
    stage name of Brian Hugh Warner, American male singer
  • Marilyn
    stage name of Peter Robinson, Jamaican,British male singer
  • Marilyn Lima
    French actress

The name Marilyn in Pop Culture

  • Marilyn Truman
    character on TV's "Will & Grace"
  • Marilyn Sudor
    character on TV's "Boston Public"
  • Marilyn Lovell
    character in film "Apollo 13"
  • Marilyn Whirlwind
    character on TV's "Northern Exposure"
  • Marilyn Nesbit
    one time character in Law and Order: SVU
  • Marilyn
    a Paper Mario The Thousand Year Door character
  • Marilyn Munster
    character in the TV show "The Munsters"

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