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Where does “Marie-Madeleine” come from?

Marie-Madeleine (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-Madeleine”, 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 →