Maiorana

Named by Leigh Van Valen from Medieval Latin maiorana (“marjoram”), with reference to punning decomposition of the name into Latin maior rana (“larger frog”) or Maia rana (“May frog”), and to Quenya Maia (“one of the Maiar”).

Maiorana f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Periptychidae – an extinct condylarth mammal from the Paleocene.

• Maiorana at Paleobiology Database

Borrowed from Italian Maiorana.

Maiorana (plural Maioranas)

1. A surname from Italian.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Maiorana is the 23837^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1060 individuals. Maiorana is most common among White (94.62%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Maiorana”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 494.

From Sicilian maiurana (“marjoram”); compare Italian maggiorana.

Maiorana m or f by sense

1. a surname from Sicilian

• Stefano Ravara, Mappa dei Cognomi, 2015–2025