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Where does “Mairis” come from?

Mairis (Latvian) comes from Latvian Maira, from Latvian Marija, from Latin Marīa, from Ancient Greek Μαρία, from Hebrew מִרְיָם, from Aramaic מרים, from Biblical Hebrew מִרְיָם.

Ancestry of “Mairis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatvianMaira—
2LatvianMarijaMary
3LatinMarīa—
4Ancient GreekΜαρία—
5Hebrewמִרְיָם—
6Aramaicמריםbitter
7Biblical Hebrewמִרְיָם—
Every word from Biblical Hebrew מִרְיָם →