Marietta
Near Atlanta, Georgia
Marietta is a feminine given name, an Italian diminutive of Maria.
It also names several American cities, most notably in Georgia and Ohio.
The Georgia city, founded in 1834, sits northwest of Atlanta; the Ohio city, established in 1788, was the first permanent American settlement in the Northwest Territory.
My grandmother Marietta lived in Marietta, Georgia.
Name shared by country and state
- OhioMidwestern state, major river
- AtlantaGeorgia's capital city
- suburbOutlying residential district
- townshipCounty's smaller division
settlement · National Register · southeastern · Appalachian · riverfront · crossroads · county seat
Before a war's start
- ConfederateSecessionist state supporter
- Civil WarCountrymen fighting countrymen
- American RevolutionColonial separation from Britain
- Gone with the WindCivil War era epic
colonial · Victorian · heritage · landmark · battlefield · preservation · museum · archives
Pertaining to women
- ItalianOf or from Rome's country
- EuropeanFrom that continent
- christeningCeremony naming a child
- namesakeOne sharing another's name
baptismal · diminutive · vintage · classic · elegant · romantic · operatic · aristocratic
Georgia
Name shared by country and state
township · settlement · National Register · southeastern · Appalachian · riverfront · crossroads · county seat
antebellum
Before a war's start
- ConfederateSecessionist state supporter
- Civil WarCountrymen fighting countrymen
- American RevolutionColonial separation from Britain
Gone with the Wind · colonial · Victorian · heritage · landmark · battlefield · preservation · museum · archives · monument
feminine
Pertaining to women
- ItalianOf or from Rome's country
- EuropeanFrom that continent
- christeningCeremony naming a child
namesake · baptismal · diminutive · vintage · classic · elegant · romantic · operatic · aristocratic · literary
- Georgia PlacesAtlanta, Savannah, Augusta, Macon, Columbus
- Robeson CountyLumberton, Pembroke, Fairmont, St. Pauls, Shannon
- OhioRock and Roll Hall of Fame, Cincinnati, Pro Football Hall of Fame, Akron, Columbus
- South CarolinaCharleston, Columbia, Greenville, Spartanburg, Myrtle Beach
- Ohio ValleyCincinnati, Louisville, Wheeling, Pittsburgh, Evansville
- Cobb CountySmyrna, Kennesaw, Cumberland, Lockheed Martin