name
Meaning 1
A surname from French.
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Standard Lemma guide
marron
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name
Meaning 2
A river in west Cumberland district, Cumbria, England, which joins the River Derwent (Cumbria).
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noun
Meaning 3
A sweet chestnut.
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noun
Meaning 4
Cherax tenuimanus, a species of freshwater crayfish from Western Australia.
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noun
Meaning 5
A Surinamese maroon (escaped slave).
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Usage: historical
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History
Etymology
Borrowed from French Marron.
Variant form of maroon (“chestnut”), later reinforced by French marron.
From Nyunga marran.
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