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Where does “Marilyn” come from?

Marilyn (English) comes from English mary, from French marie, from Old French Marie, from Latin Marīa, from Ancient Greek Μαρία, from Hebrew מִרְיָם, from Aramaic מרים, from Biblical Hebrew מִרְיָם.

Marilyn (English): A mountain or hill with a relative height of at...

Definitions

  1. A mountain or hill with a relative height of at...

Ancestry of “Marilyn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmaryA male homosexual
2Frenchmariefirst-person singular present indicative of...
3Old FrenchMarie—
4LatinMarīa—
5Ancient GreekΜαρία—
6Hebrewמִרְיָם—
7Aramaicמריםbitter
8Biblical Hebrewמִרְיָם—

Words derived from “Marilyn”

  • Marilyn
  • Marilyn
  • Merilin
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