Mary

Mary \ma-ry, mar-y\ is a female's name. It consists of 4 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby girl name Mary is pronounced in English as MAERiy or MEHRiy ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Mary: M as in "me (M.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"

What is the origin of Mary?

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Mary is of Hebrew origin and it is used mainly in English. The meaning of Mary is 'sea of bitterness; rebelliousness; wished-for child; to swell'. The origin of the name is disputed; it could be from mirjam ('bitterness'). Other suggested meanings for the name comprise 'rebelliousness', 'wished-for child', or 'to swell' in reference to a pregnant mother. The name could also be of Old French, Egyptian, or Latin origin. Via the Hebrew derivation, the name originated as a Middle English Anglicized form of Marie, itself from Maria (Latin and Old Greek), which is from Mariam (Old Greek) and Mariamne (Hebrew), and ultimately from Maryam (Aramaic) and Miryam (Hebrew). The name was borne by six characters in the New Testament of the Bible, most notably the Virgin Mary, mother of Jesus. Other central figures in the Bible comprise Mary the sister of Lazarus and Martha, who sat and listened to Jesus at her house, and Mary Magdalene, a devoted disciple of Jesus. Due to its biblical associations with the mother of Jesus, the name was borne by various early saints, although for the same reason the name was for a few centuries considered too holy to be used for secular naming purposes in some cultures. It was later adopted across Europe from the medieval period; in the 16th century the popularity of the name dipped somewhat due to the Puritans' association of the name with Roman Catholicism, as well as the notoriety of Mary I of England (1516-1558), known also as Mary Tudor or Bloody Mary, who persecuted hundreds of religious dissenters. The name later saw a revival in the 17th century. The name was also borne by other members of royalty, inluding Mary II of England (1662-1694) and Mary Queen of Scots (1542-1587). For Gaelic forms, the Irish Muire and the Scottish Moire are reserved only for the Virgin Mary, while other forms are available for naming purposes. Mary is a widely used name; it has 251 variant transcriptions that are used in both English and foreign languages. English variant transcriptions of the name comprise short names for Lamara, short names for Maaria, name Maarja origin, Maeron name, name Maeryn meaning, meaning of Mahala, Mai meaning of name (also used in Scandinavian), what does the name Maiju mean, Maili name, Mair name (also used in Gaelic and Welsh), baby name Mairia, short names for Mairona, what does the name Mal mean, what does the name Malia mean (also used in African, Hawaiian, Swahili, and Zuni), Mallaidh definition, Mame meaning and origin, baby name Mara (also used in Hungarian and Slavic), baby name Marabel, Marea name, name Mareah, name Maree meaning, Marella meaning of name, baby name Marelle, Maren meaning of name (also used in Aramaic), Maretta name popularity, short names for Marette, Maria name variations (also used in Armenian, Basque, Catalan, Corsican, Czech, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Scandinavian, Slavic, and Spanish), baby name Mariah, meaning of Mariam (also used in Arabic), short names for Marian, Mariana pronounciation (also used in German), Marianna meaning of name (also used in Polish), Maribel name (also used in Spanish), Maribeth meaning, name Marice (also used in Italian), Maricela meaning of name (also used in Spanish), what does the name Maricruz mean, Maridel meaning of name, Marie pronounciation (also used in Czech, French, and German), Mariela name popularity (also used in Dutch and German), name Mariette (also used in French), Mariha meaning of name, Marilee pronounciation, what does the name Marilin mean, Marilla pronounciation (also used in German), Marilu name popularity, Marion pronounciation (also used in French and German), Marira meaning and origin, meaning of Maris, what does the name Marisa mean (also used in German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish), Mariska meaning and origin (also used in Czech, Hungarian, and Slavic), Marissa name variations (also used in German, Italian, and Spanish), Maritsa meaning, short names for Maritza (also used in Spanish), name Mariyah origin, Marla meaning and origin, Marlis name variations (also used in German), Marlo meaning and origin, short names for Marquilla, Marry pronounciation, Marusya definition, name Marya (also used in Russian), Maryann name variations, short names for Maryanna, nicknames for Maryanne, Marybeth name variations, Maryette definition, what does the name Maryjo mean, name Marylee, Marylin name popularity, Marylinn meaning, name Marylou, short names for Marylu, baby name Marylyn, meaning of Maryon, name Masia, Maura name (also used in Irish), name Maure meaning, Maureen meaning of name (also used in Irish), Maurene definition, Mavra name, name Mayra meaning, what does the name Mearr mean, what does the name Meiriona mean, Meri name, Meridel name, Meriel pronounciation, Meryl pronounciation, Millie meaning, name Mimi (also used in German and Italian), baby name Mindel, baby name Minette, name Minni origin, name Minny meaning, Miriam meaning (also used in French, German, and Yiddish), name Moira origin (also used in Irish and Scottish), Mojca meaning of name, baby name Molli, meaning of Morag, Moyra name popularity, meaning of Muriel, short names for Muriell, baby name Murron, Myriam meaning of name (also used in French), nicknames for Polli, name Pollie, and Ria meaning of name (also used in German). Other English forms comprise the familiar forms Mallie name, name Mamie meaning, short names for Mariel (also used in Dutch, German, and Scandinavian), name Mariella meaning (also used in Italian), Marietta meaning of name (also used in Italian and French), meaning of Marika (also used in Czech, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, Greek, Hungarian, Japanese, Polish, Scandinavian, and Slavic), Marilyn name, Marinda meaning, baby name Marita (also used in Dutch, German, Spanish and Italian), May definition, baby name Mia (also used in Dutch, German, and Scandinavian), Minnie meaning of name (also used in Scottish), baby name Mitzi (also used in German and ), Mollie definition, what does the name Molly mean (also used in Irish), and Polly name variations, and the spelling variants Marey pronounciation, Mari name variations (also used in Scandinavian, Breton, Finnish, Hungarian, Spanish, and Welsh), meaning of Merri, nicknames for Merrie, and name Merry. Variation transcriptions used in foreign languages comprise name Maaike (Dutch), what does the name Maarchje mean (Dutch), Maartje name popularity (Dutch), Macia name (Polish), Maia meaning and origin (Basque), meaning of Maija (Finnish), nicknames for Maijii (Finnish), Maika meaning and origin (German), Maiken name (Frisian and German), Maikki meaning of name (Finnish), nicknames for Maira (Irish), Maire meaning and origin (Irish), Mairi definition (Irish and Scottish), name Mairwen origin (Welsh), name Mally meaning (Irish), name Manette meaning (French), Manja meaning and origin (Russian), name Manka (Polish and Russian), Manon meaning (French), meaning of Maraike (German), Marca definition (Czech), Marcsa name variations (Hungarian), name Mare (Irish and Latvian), Mareeka meaning and origin (German), Marei definition (German), Mareike meaning and origin (German), Marenka name (Czech), short names for Mariamne (Hebrew), Maribella pronounciation (Spanish), Marica name (Hungarian), what does the name Maricara mean (Romanian), Maricarmen meaning (Spanish), Mariele name popularity (German), Marielena meaning (Dutch and German), meaning of Marielle (French), short names for Marienka (Czech), what does the name Marietje mean (Dutch), meaning of Marija (Latvian, Lithuanian, Russian, and Slavic), Mariloly definition (Spanish), Marinka name popularity (Russian), Mariola meaning (Italian), baby name Mariona (German), short names for Mariquilla (Spanish), baby name Maritere (Spanish), Maritina pronounciation (Spanish), meaning of Maritje (Dutch), Maritta meaning (Italian and Spanish), meaning of Mariya (Russian), María name (Spanish), Marja definition (Finnish and Russian), Marjan name popularity (Polish), short names for Marjet (Dutch), what does the name Marjolein mean (Dutch), baby name Marjorie (Scottish), baby name Maro (Armenian), name Maroula (Greek), short names for Maruca (Spanish), name Maruska meaning (Czech and Russian), what does the name Maryam mean (Arabic), name Marye origin (Estonian), Maryla meaning and origin (Polish), Maryna meaning and origin (Polish), name Marynia (Polish), short names for Maryse (French), Marysia name variations (Polish), meaning of Mascha (German, Russian, and Slavic), Mashenka name variations (Russian), baby name Mashka (Russian), Màili name popularity (Scottish), short names for Màiri (Scottish), Máire name (Gaelic and Irish), Máiria meaning of name (Irish), nicknames for Meike (Dutch, Frisian, and German), Mele name popularity (Hawaiian, Samoan, and Tongan), what does the name Meli mean (Zuni), Melita definition (Spanish), nicknames for Melle (Breton), name Mendi meaning (Basque), name Merah meaning (African and Swahili), Mere name (Maori), nicknames for Meryem (Arabic and Turkish), Mhairi definition (Scottish), Mhairie meaning of name (Scottish), short names for Mie (Scandinavian), Mieke meaning and origin (Dutch and German), meaning of Mies (Dutch), short names for Mija (Finnish), baby name Mimmi (German and Italian), Miren meaning and origin (Basque), Mirijam meaning and origin (German), Mirja pronounciation (Finnish), name Mirjam (Dutch, German, and Scandinavian), name Moire (Irish and Scottish), Moirrey pronounciation (Gaelic and Manx), what does the name Molara mean (Basque), Monja name variations (Russian), short names for Morra (Irish), baby name Moya (Irish), short names for Muire (Irish and Scottish), Mura meaning (Russian), nicknames for Riana (German), Rie meaning of name (Dutch), Riet name variations (Dutch), and Roula meaning (Greek). Specific foreign variants comprise the familiar forms short names for Maike (Frisian and German), Maj definition (Scandinavian), baby name Maja (German, Polish, Scandinavian, and Slavic), short names for Mania (Polish), nicknames for Manya (Russian), Marieke pronounciation (Dutch and German), Marijke name popularity (Dutch), Marike meaning (Dutch), Mariquita name popularity (Spanish), short names for Marisha (Russian), name Maruja origin (Spanish), name Marusia meaning (Polish), Marzena meaning of name (Polish), meaning of Masha (Russian and Ukrainian), Màireag meaning (Scottish), name Máirín origin (Irish), Micke pronounciation (Dutch), baby name Miep (Dutch), and name My meaning (Scandinavian).

Mary's language of origin is Egyptian. From the word 'mry' meaning beloved. The name could be derived from the Egyptian root word 'mry' and it could mean 'beloved of Amun' in reference to the Egyptian god. 3: Mary's language of origin is Latin. From stella maris meaning 'star of the sea' ; stilla maris meaning 'drop of the sea'. According to Saint Jerome, the name is derived via the Hebrew Miriam, from the Latin 'stella maris' and ultimately stilla maris ('drop of the sea'). 4: Mary's language of origin is French. Meaning: 'pregnant mother'. Derived from the word mere which means 'mother'. The name could be from the French 'mere' in reference to a pregnant mother. 5: Mary's language of origin is Spanish. Meaning: pregnant mother. Derived from the word 'madre' meaning mother. Mary is an English variant transcription of Maria meaning (Basque, Catalan, Corsican, Czech, Dutch, English, Finnish, German, Greek, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Scandinavian, Spanish, Armenian, Estonian, Hungarian, Russian, and Slavic). Mary is also an English variant transcription of Marie meaning of name (Czech, English, French, and German). See also the related forms, the name Marieve name, the English meaning of Marigold, the English Markeisha definition, the name name Mary Kate origin, the name Mary Katherine meaning and origin, the English Mary Louise name popularity, the name name Mary Margaret origin, the name name Mary Sue meaning, the English name Maryellen meaning, the English nicknames for Maryjane, the English Maryvonne name, the Irish and Scottish Mór meaning, the English baby name Rosemary, the name Yamary name popularity, the Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, and English Mariano pronounciation. Mary is a classic favorite. Currently it is still popular as a baby girl name, but not as considerably as it was in the past. Its usage peaked in 1922 with 5.785% of baby girls being given the name Mary. It was #1 in rank then. The baby name has substantially fallen in popularity since then, and is now used on a modest scale. In 2010, its usage was only 0.146% and its ranking #109. Among the family of girl names directly linked to Mary, Mia meaning of name was the most frequently used. In 2010, it was 4 times more frequently used than Mary.

The following famous people share the name Mary:

• Actress Mary Crosby, born 14 September 1959, Los Angeles, California
• Actress Bo Derek, born Mary Cathleen Collins 20 November 1956, Long Beach, California
• Actress Farrah Fawcett, born Mary Farrah Leni Fawcett 2 February 1947 - 25 June 2009, Corpus Christi, Texas
• Actress Mary Martin, born 1 December 1913 - 3 November 1990, Weatherford, Texas
• Actress Mary Tyler Moore, born 29 December 1936, Brooklyn, New York
• Actress Sissy Spacek, born Mary Elizabeth Spacek 25 December 1949, Quitman, Texas
• Actress Meryl Streep, born Mary Louise Streep 22 June 1949, Summit, New Jersey
• Actress Mary Pickford, born April 8, 1892 - May 29, 1979, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• Actress Anissa Jones, born Mary Anissa Jones 11 March 1958 - 28 August 1976, West Lafayette, Indiana
• Actress Debbie Reynolds, born Mary Frances Reynolds April 1, 1932, El Paso, Texas.

List of baby names that sound like Mary:

the Czech, English, French, and German what does the name Marie mean, the name baby name Mariell, the name short names for Marrie, the English Marry meaning and origin, the name Mehri pronounciation, the English and Hebrew meaning of Meri, the English name Merie origin, the name short names for Merree, the name what does the name Merrey mean, the English name Merri meaning, the English name Merrie, the English name Merry, the name what does the name Mery mean, the name Maarii meaning, the Estonian Maarja meaning of name, the name baby name Maera, the name what does the name Maerah mean, the name Maharai name, the name Maheira definition, and the name Mahir pronounciation.

The baby name Mary fun facts:

The name Mary in reverse order is "Yram".

The numerological value of the name Mary is number 3, which means expression, verbalization, socialization, the arts, the joy of living.

How popular is Mary?

Mary is in the top names in USA.