63%RatingSave Gender Feminine Usage Ancient Roman, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazilian) Meaning & HistoryExpand Links Feminine form of Marcianus. This was the name of a young woman martyred in North Africa during the persecutions of the Roman emperor Diocletian in the early 4th century. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details VariantMarciane(Portuguese (Brazilian)) Masculine FormsMarcianus(Ancient Roman) Marciano(Spanish) Marciano(Portuguese) PopularityDetails Last ranked #473 in 1990 Brazil (by decade) Last ranked #386 in 1930 Spain (by decade) Categories ends in -ana, feminine forms, saints