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Where does “Maryann” come from?

Maryann is a combination of the English names Mary and Ann, both of which derive from English annual through repeated alternation.

Ancestry of “Maryann”, step by step

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