Where does “Marie-Claire” come from?

Marie-Claire (French) comes from French Marie, from Old French Marie, from Latin Marīa, from Ancient Greek Μαρία, from Hebrew מִרְיָם, from Aramaic מרים, from Biblical Hebrew מִרְיָם.

Ancestry of “Marie-Claire”, step by step

Marie-Claire traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French Marie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchMarieMary
2Old FrenchMarie—
3LatinMarīaMary mother of Jesus
4Ancient GreekΜαρίαMary, Maria
5Hebrewמִרְיָם—
6Aramaicמריםbitter
7Biblical Hebrewמִרְיָם—

via French Claire

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchClaire—
2Latinclarainflection of clārus: ## nominative/vocative...
3Latinclarusclear, bright; renowned, famous; upstanding,...
4Proto-Italicklāzos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₁-to call, cry, summon
Every word from Biblical Hebrew מִרְיָם →Every word from Hebrew מִרְיָם →Every word from Aramaic מרים →