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Where does “Marie-Therese” come from?

Marie-Therese (German) comes from French Marie-Thérèse, 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-Therese”, step by step

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