Mary
Meanings
name
- A female given name from Aramaic or Hebrew.
- The mother of Jesus; believed in Christianity and Islam to have been a virgin, and believed by most Christians to have been born herself without sin, to have been assumed into Heaven without death, and to act as a sympathetic intercessor for believers.
- Any of several other women in the New Testament, notably:
- Mary Magdalene, a disciple of Jesus.
- Mary of Bethany, the sister of Lazarus and Martha.
- Synonym of Maryam (“The 19th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an”)
- A term of address for a male homosexual.
- A male middle name, given in honour of the Virgin Mary.
name
- A city, the capital of the region of Mary, in southeastern Turkmenistan.
- A region in southeastern Turkmenistan.
noun
- Alternative letter-case form of Mary (“male homosexual”).
intj
- Alternative form of marry (“indeed, in truth”).
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Etymology
Etymology tree Biblical Hebrew מִרְיָם (miryɔm)bor. Aramaic מרים (maryam)bor. Ancient Greek Μᾰρῐ́ᾱ (Mărĭ́ā)bor. Latin Marīa Old French Mariebor. Middle English Marie English Mary From Middle English Marie, from Old French Marie, from Latin Maria, from Ancient Greek Μαρία (María), Μαριάμ (Mariám), from Aramaic מַרְיָם (maryām) or Biblical Hebrew מִרְיָם (miryām), of uncertain meaning (see the Hebrew entry for more). Doublet of Miriam, Marie, Maria, and Mariah.
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