Names Like Mariana — Find Similar Baby Names
Mariana is a 7-letter Romanian girls' name meaning “Compound Name Combining Marie And Anne, "Bitter Grace."”. This page collects 133 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Maiana and Mabina, Romanian cousins like Adriana and Afina, rhyming names ending in -ana like Ana and Bana, and names sharing the “combining” concept like Ana-Marie.
For the full Mariana profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Mariana page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Mariana
24 baby names that differ from Mariana by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maiana | 1 | Flower | Chamoru | Female |
| Mabina | 2 | Nimble | Celtic | Female |
| Madina | 2 | Woman From Magdala. Variant Of Madeleine. | Spanish | Female |
| Mahina | 2 | Moon; Moonlight | Hawaiian | Female |
| Malana | 2 | Buoyant; Light | Hawaiian | Female |
| Malina | 2 | From The Tower | Hebrew | Female |
| Maranda | 2 | English | Female | |
| Mabbina | 3 | Happiness | Irish | Female |
| Macala | 3 | A Diffrent Way Of Spelling Makayla | English | Female |
| Machara | 3 | Plain | Scottish | Female |
| Maclane | 3 | English | Male | |
| Madena | 3 | Woman From Magdala. Variant Of Madeleine. | Spanish | Female |
| Madia | 3 | Woman From Magdala. Variant Of Madeleine. | Spanish | Female |
| Maegan | 3 | English | Female | |
| Mafuane | 3 | Soil | Egyptian | Female |
| Magan | 3 | Competent | Anglo | Male |
| Magdala | 3 | From The Tower | Hebrew | Female |
| Magena | 3 | Moon | Native American | Female |
| Mahala | 3 | Tender | Hebrew | Female |
| Mahila | 3 | Woman | Indian | Female |
| Maida | 3 | "Maiden."Variant, Mayda, Exists. | Anglo | Female |
| Maira | 3 | Variant Of Mary Bitter. | Scottish | Female |
| Mairia | 3 | Bitter | Irish | Female |
| Mairin | 3 | Goddess Of The Sea | Celtic | Female |
More Romanian Names
24 baby names that share Mariana’s Romanian origin.
| Name | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Adriana | Dark; From Adria | Female |
| Afina | Blueberry, bilberry | Female |
| Alexandreina | Man's Defender | Female |
| Alexandru | Defender Of Mankind | Male |
| Alin | Rock; Comely | Male |
| Ana-Marie | Compound Name Combining Ann And Mary Meaning "Bitter Grace." | Female |
| Anatolie | From The East | Male |
| Anca | Grace, favor | Female |
| Andrei | Masculine | Male |
| Angela | Messenger From God; Angel | Female |
| Anghel | Messenger | Male |
| Anica | Grace | Female |
| Antanasia | One Who Will Be Reborn; Immortal | Female |
| Antoaneta | Priceless | Female |
| Augustina | Worthy Of Respect | Female |
| Aurel | Golden | Male |
| Aurelia | Gold | Female |
| Baduna | Meaning Unknown | Male |
| Beryx | Meaning Unknown | Male |
| Bodgan | Gift Of God | Male |
| Calin | Guelder rose | Male |
| Camelia | Flower | Female |
| Cami | Servant For The Temple | Female |
| Carla | Manly | Female |
7-Letter M-Names Like Mariana
24 names that share Mariana's exact length (7 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Mariana's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Girls' Names — Compare to Mariana
Top 12 girls' names by US births in the most recent decade (2014–2024 SSA records). Each link opens a side-by-side comparison with Mariana.
Names That Rhyme with Mariana
18 baby names that share Mariana's last 3 letters — -ana. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ana | Grace | Hebrew | Female |
| Bana | Slayer | Anglo | Male |
| Dana | From Denmark | Celtic | Female |
| Fana | Amharic And Tigrinya Of Ethiopia Name Meaning "Light." | African | Female |
| Gana | Garden | Hebrew | Female |
| Hana | Flower; Blossom | Japanese | Female |
| Jana | God's Gift | Czechoslovakian | Female |
| Kana | A Maui Demigod Who Could Take The Form Of A Rope And Stretch From M... | Hawaiian | Male |
| Lana | Light | Greek | Female |
| Mana | Psychic Gifts | Hawaiian | Female |
| Nana | Ghanaian Name Meaning "Mother Of The Earth." | African | Female |
| Oana | God is gracious | Romanian | Female |
| Rana | Behold | Arabic | Female |
| Sana | Brilliance; To Gaze Or Look | Arabic | Female |
| Adana | Spanish Feminine Of Adam. | Spanish | Female |
| Agana | Chamoru Spanish, "Blood." | Chamoru | Female |
| Ahana | From The Little Ford | Irish | Female |
| Alana | Offering | Hawaiian | Female |
Names That Start Like Mariana
18 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Mariana — Mar-. Good for parents who like Mariana's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar | Lord | Hebrew | Male |
| Mara | Bitter | Romanian | Female |
| Marc | Form Of Mark. | French | Male |
| Mare | Bitter | Irish | Female |
| Mark | Tristan's Uncle | Arthurian | Male |
| Maro | Myself | Japanese | Male |
| Marq | Of Mars: The God Of War. | French | Male |
| Marx | Of Mars: The God Of War. | German | Male |
| Mary | Bitter. Variant Of Miriam. The Biblical Mother Of Christ. Names Lik... | English | Female |
| Marah | Very Happy | Arabic | Male |
| Maram | Asperation | Arabic | Female |
| Marco | Warring | Spanish | Male |
| Maree | Variant Of Latin Mary Bitter | French | Female |
| Marek | Warlike | English | Male |
| Maren | Bitter | Hebrew | Female |
| Mareo | Rare; Uncommon | Japanese | Male |
| Margo | Variant Of Margaret. Pearl. | German | Female |
| Maria | Bitter | German | Female |