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Where does “Maria” come from?

Maria (Vietnamese) comes from Latin Maria, from Ancient Greek Μαρία, from Hebrew מִרְיָם, from Aramaic מרים, from Biblical Hebrew מִרְיָם.

Ancestry of “Maria”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinMariathe Virgin Mary
2Ancient GreekΜαρία—
3Hebrewמִרְיָם—
4Aramaicמריםbitter
5Biblical Hebrewמִרְיָם—
Every word from Biblical Hebrew מִרְיָם →