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

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

Ancestry of “Marilyn”, step by step

Marilyn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English mary

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	mary	A male homosexual
2	French	marie	first-person singular present indicative of...
3	Old French	Marie	—
4	Latin	Marīa	Mary mother of Jesus
5	Ancient Greek	Μαρία	Mary, Maria
6	Hebrew	מִרְיָם	—
7	Aramaic	מרים	bitter
8	Biblical Hebrew	מִרְיָם	—

via English Lynn

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	Lynn	A local name for King's Lynn, Norfolk, England
2	Proto-Brythonic	llɨnn	pool
3	Proto-Celtic	lindom	liquid; lake

Words derived from “Marilyn”

Every word from Biblical Hebrew מִרְיָם →Every word from Hebrew מִרְיָם →Every word from Aramaic מרים →