Marzanna: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Marzanna – Meaning: tied to an old Slavic root for death; name of a winter-ending goddess – Origin: Slavic – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: mar-ZAH-nuh


Marzanna is a Slavic girl's name meaning “tied to an old Slavic root for death; name of a winter-ending goddess”. It appears in 3 of our baby name lists.

Meaning & Origin of Marzanna

Meaning: Tied to an old Slavic root for death; name of a winter-ending goddess.

Origin: Slavic.

A common claim: Often described as meaning 'death and winter,' and sometimes as a moon goddess. Actually: Marzanna isn't associated with the moon in Slavic tradition — her domain is winter's end, death, and rebirth.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Marzanna

Phonetic: mar-ZAH-nuh   IPA: /mɑːrˈzɑːnə/

Popularity of Marzanna

Marzanna doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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