Marilyn

American  

[mar-uh-lin] / ˈmær ə lɪn /

Or Marilynne

noun

1. a female given name, form of Mary.

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Example Sentences

“There’s a sense of glamour and desolation about Lila that makes me think of Marilyn Monroe,” said the writer Daphne Merkin, who hired Raicek to be her research assistant in 2006.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

From kitschy roadside stops like Forever Marilyn to full-on attractions, here’s where to go when you’re stuck in traffic.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

The study was led by Marilyn Rampersad Mackiewicz, an associate professor of chemistry in the OSU College of Science.

From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026

In Manhattan: While standing over a subway grate at 52nd Street and Lexington Avenue, Marilyn Monroe holds down her white billowing dress for “The Seven Year Itch.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

Marilyn vos Savant said that you should always change and pick 6 2 the final door because the chances are 2 in 3 that there will be a car behind that door.

From "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon