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Where does “mary” come from?

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

mary (English): A male homosexual

Definitions

  1. A male homosexual

Ancestry of “mary”, step by step

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