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Where does “Mario” come from?

Mario (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian Màrija, from Latin Marīa, from Ancient Greek Μαρία, from Hebrew מִרְיָם, from Aramaic מרים, from Biblical Hebrew מִרְיָם.

Ancestry of “Mario”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-CroatianMàrija—
2LatinMarīa—
3Ancient GreekΜαρία—
4Hebrewמִרְיָם—
5Aramaicמריםbitter
6Biblical Hebrewמִרְיָם—
Every word from Biblical Hebrew מִרְיָם →