Marilyn Definition & Meaning

American

Examples

Marilyn American [mar-uh-lin] / ˈmær ə lɪn / Or Marilynne

noun

1. a female given name, form of Mary.

Example Sentences

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In 1999, he and his wife, Marilyn Batali, opened a hole-in-the-wall deli in Seattle called Salumi, specializing in sandwiches made with artisanal cured meats.

From The Wall Street Journal

Marilyn made gnocchi in the front window.

From The Wall Street Journal

From Woody Allen to Walter Murch, from Philip Kaufman to Richard Corliss, these individuals remember the night they saw Ingmar Bergman’s masterpiece as vividly as they recall the death of Marilyn Monroe or the assassination of JFK.

From The Wall Street Journal

In 1962, the death of Marilyn Monroe brought notoriety.

From Los Angeles Times

But about a mile and a half away on Helena Drive sits Marilyn Monroe’s former home, where she was found dead.

From Los Angeles Times

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