Surname
Majorana
“marjoram”
Majorana is a surname from Sicilian. It is used in Italian.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Majorana goes back to Sicilian Majurana, meaning “marjoram.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Majorana’s family of names
In Italian usage, Majorana as a surname was borrowed from the Sicilian form Majurana.
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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27% boys · 73% girls
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