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Where does “Mary” come from?

Mary derives from French Marie, from Latin Maria, from Ancient Greek Μαρία, from Aramaic מַרְיָם, of unknown ultimate origin.

Mary (English): the Virgin Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ;...

Definitions

  1. the Virgin Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ;...

Ancestry of “Mary”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchMarieMary
2Old FrenchMarie—
3LatinMarīa—
4Ancient GreekΜαρία—
5Hebrewמִרְיָם—
6Aramaicמריםbitter
7Biblical Hebrewמִרְיָם—

Words derived from “Mary”

  • Maryland
  • Molly
  • Marian
  • Rosemary
  • Mariana
  • Moll
  • rosemary
  • maudlin
  • Marnie
  • mary
  • marigold
  • Marybeth
  • Maryann
  • molly
  • Maryborough
  • moll
  • Marylander
  • mollycoddle
  • Mariology
  • Mariolatry
  • Mariological
  • Marianism
  • Marianist
  • maudlinly
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