Mariette

\ma.ʁjɛt\♀French girl's name

At a glance

GenderFeminine
Pronunciation\ma.ʁjɛt\

Origin and meaning

From French Mariette. By surface analysis, Marie /Mary + -ette. Piecewise doublet of Marietta.

Where it is mostly given

  • France
  • Belgium
  • Luxembourg
  • Netherlands
  • Austria
  • Switzerland

Around the world

  • BasqueMaritxu
  • CzechMaruška, Mařenka

In literature

« — Mariette, ma fille, dit Lisbeth à la cuisinière qui vint lui ouvrir la porte, comment va ma bonne Adeline ?... »
Honoré de Balzac, La Cousine Bette, 1846

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