I might be missing something here, of course

[alexseanchai]

But if Marinette Dupain-Cheng's given name is from Hebrew meaning "one who rises", shouldn't I be able to source this claim?

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[madgastronomer]

Not actually useful at all in finding a source. But, like, if it were my canon and I was wondering about that, and I got sick of wondering about it, I think I'd decide that her parents picked it based on an especially crappy baby name book that got it wrong, and that that was what they'd intended it to mean.

[alexseanchai]

...that's entirely valid

(esp since Tom Dupain is an inveterate punster)

(but still)

[gullwhacker]

Yeah, that I'd be willing to buy as an in-universe argument. Tom suggests the name, Sabine sees nothing wrong, Tom with a specific baby name book behind his back giggles relentlessly.

For what it's worth I first saw the meaning in fandom via Sting, chapter 28, but the author didn't give a source. It was a popular enough fic that I could see fandom wikis accepting the claim without verification, and a lot of those baby name sites offer user submissions - I found that meaning on a few, and a few more don't list the name Marinette at all. Could send the author a question, I suppose?

[alexseanchai]

lol yup

It would not be worth bothering that author about.