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Where does “Marie” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Marie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchMarie—
2LatinMarīa—
3Ancient GreekΜαρία—
4Hebrewמִרְיָם—
5Aramaicמריםbitter
6Biblical Hebrewמִרְיָם—

Words derived from “Marie”

  • Mary
  • Maryland
  • Molly
  • Marian
  • Rosemary
  • Mariana
  • Moll
  • rosemary
  • maudlin
  • Marnie
  • mary
  • marigold
  • Marybeth
  • Maryann
  • molly
  • Maryborough
  • moll
  • Marylander
  • mollycoddle
  • Mariology
  • Mariolatry
  • Mariological
  • Marianism
  • Marianist
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