Mary
\ma.ʁi\⚥French unisex name: girls and boys
At a glance
| Gender | Feminine and masculine (unisex) |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | \ma.ʁi\ |
| Compound names | Anne-Mary, Jean-Mary, Lisa-Mary, Mary-Ange, Mary-Ann, Mary-Anne, Mary-Annick, Mary-Charlotte |
Origin and meaning
Biblical Hebrew מִרְיָם (miryɔm)bor. Aramaic מריםbor. Koine 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 post-Biblical Hebrew and Aramaic מַרְיָם (Maryām), from Biblical Hebrew מִרְיָם (Miryām), of uncertain meaning. (See the Hebrew entry for more.) Doublet of Miriam, Marie, Maria, and Mariah.
Where it is mostly given
- Great Britain
- Ireland
- United States
- Italy
- Malta
- France
- Belgium
- Netherlands
- Switzerland
- Denmark
Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0). Recording: Mathieu Kappler (Mulhouse (France)), Lingua Libre / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).