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Where does “Marianne” come from?

Marianne (Norwegian) comes from French Marianne, 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 “Marianne”, step by step

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