Mary (given name)
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Mary is a feminine given name
, the English
form of the name Maria, which was in turn a Latin form of the Greek
names Μαριαμ, or Mariam, and Μαρια, or Maria, found in the New Testament
. Both New Testament names were forms of the Hebrew
name מִרְיָם or Miryam
.
The usual meaning given by various sources for the name is the Hebrew
מרר m-r-r meaning "bitterness". Other meanings suggested include "rebelliousness" (מרי m-r-y), or "wished for child" or "Our Lady" (ש"ע מריה Sha Mrih) or "beloved lady", referring to the Christian
reverence for the Virgin Mary. The Web site Behind the Name notes that the name could also be a name of Egyptian
origin, perhaps from the word elements mry, meaning "beloved" or mr, meaning "love".
The name was also considered in the Middle Ages
to be connected to the sea and the word mare, as in the term Stella Maris
, or "star of the sea," an epithet for the Virgin Mary.
The name has been widely used due to its associations with the Virgin Mary, mother of Jesus Christ, and with Saint Mary Magdalene, who was called an apostle to the Apostles.
It was viewed as too holy a name for use in Celtic communities until toward the end of the 15th century, though other forms of the name were used.
The name María, in combination with other names or with titles of the Virgin Mary, has been the most popular in Spanish-speaking
countries, much as Marie was popular in combination with other names in French
-speaking countries and Mary was popular in combination with other names in English-speaking countries. Maria or Marie is also occasionally used as a middle name for boys in Catholic families as a sign that the child is under the protection of the Virgin Mary.
Though Mary and Marie were the most common forms of the name in English-speaking countries, the name Maria was also in use in England, where it was often given the aristocratic pronunciation of mah righ' ah prior to the 20th century and inspired the alternate spelling Mariah
.
Mariam
or Maryām (مريم)
, an Arabic
form, has been a popular name in predominantly Muslim
countries due to the respect given to Mary, mother of Jesus, in Islam
. Muslim parents want their daughters to be like Mary in her "chastity
and demureness," according to a 2006 IslamOnline.net article.
Miriam, a Hebrew
form of the name, has remained well-used among Jews
because of the Biblical prophetess Miriam, sister of Moses
. The name of Jesus' mother and of the other Marys mentioned in the New Testament was derived from this origin; as the Talmud
and other Jewish sources show, it was a common female name in the Jewish society of the First Century, as it remains up to the present. "Miriam" is also in use worldwide among Christians.
Mary was the most popular name for girls in the United States
until the 1960s and is still ranked in the top 100 names for girls, though it ranks behind other forms of the name.
Maria was the 54th most popular name for girls born in the United States in 2007; Mariah was the 92nd most popular name for girls born there in 2007 and Mary was the 93rd most popular name for American girls in 2007. Short form Molly
was the 97th most popular name for American girls.
The name Mary remains more popular in the Southern United States
than elsewhere in the country. Mary was the 15th most popular name for girls born in Alabama
in 2007, the 22nd most popular name for girls born in Mississippi
in 2007, the 44th most popular name for girls in North Carolina
, the 33rd most popular name for girls in South Carolina
, and the 26th most popular name for girls in Tennessee
.
Mary was the most common name for women and girls in the United States in the 1990 census. It is also still among the top 100 names for baby girls born in Ireland
, common amongst Christians there and also popularised amongst Protestants specifically, with regard to Queen Mary II
, co-monarch and wife of William III
. Mary was the 179th most popular name for girls born in England
and Wales
in 2007, ranking behind other versions of the name.
Molly
, a short form, was ranked as the 29th most popular name there and spelling variant Mollie at No. 107; Maria was ranked at No. 93; Maryam was ranked at No. 116.
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
, the English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
form of the name Maria, which was in turn a Latin form of the Greek
Greek language
Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...
names Μαριαμ, or Mariam, and Μαρια, or Maria, found in the New Testament
New Testament
The New Testament is the second major division of the Christian biblical canon, the first such division being the much longer Old Testament....
. Both New Testament names were forms of the Hebrew
Hebrew language
Hebrew is a Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Culturally, is it considered by Jews and other religious groups as the language of the Jewish people, though other Jewish languages had originated among diaspora Jews, and the Hebrew language is also used by non-Jewish groups, such...
name מִרְיָם or Miryam
Miriam (given name)
Miriam is an ancient female Hebrew given name that has taken on many other forms in other languages and cultures, including the English name Mary. -Origin and variants:...
.
The usual meaning given by various sources for the name is the Hebrew
Hebrew language
Hebrew is a Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Culturally, is it considered by Jews and other religious groups as the language of the Jewish people, though other Jewish languages had originated among diaspora Jews, and the Hebrew language is also used by non-Jewish groups, such...
מרר m-r-r meaning "bitterness". Other meanings suggested include "rebelliousness" (מרי m-r-y), or "wished for child" or "Our Lady" (ש"ע מריה Sha Mrih) or "beloved lady", referring to the Christian
Christian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
reverence for the Virgin Mary. The Web site Behind the Name notes that the name could also be a name of Egyptian
Egyptian language
Egyptian is the oldest known indigenous language of Egypt and a branch of the Afroasiatic language family. Written records of the Egyptian language have been dated from about 3400 BC, making it one of the oldest recorded languages known. Egyptian was spoken until the late 17th century AD in the...
origin, perhaps from the word elements mry, meaning "beloved" or mr, meaning "love".
The name was also considered in the Middle Ages
Middle Ages
The Middle Ages is a periodization of European history from the 5th century to the 15th century. The Middle Ages follows the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 and precedes the Early Modern Era. It is the middle period of a three-period division of Western history: Classic, Medieval and Modern...
to be connected to the sea and the word mare, as in the term Stella Maris
Our Lady, Star of the Sea
Our Lady, Star of the Sea is an ancient title for the Virgin Mary, mother of Jesus Christ. The words Star of the Sea are a translation of the Latin title Stella Maris, first reliably used with relation to the Virgin Mary in the ninth century...
, or "star of the sea," an epithet for the Virgin Mary.
The name has been widely used due to its associations with the Virgin Mary, mother of Jesus Christ, and with Saint Mary Magdalene, who was called an apostle to the Apostles.
It was viewed as too holy a name for use in Celtic communities until toward the end of the 15th century, though other forms of the name were used.
The name María, in combination with other names or with titles of the Virgin Mary, has been the most popular in Spanish-speaking
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
countries, much as Marie was popular in combination with other names in French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
-speaking countries and Mary was popular in combination with other names in English-speaking countries. Maria or Marie is also occasionally used as a middle name for boys in Catholic families as a sign that the child is under the protection of the Virgin Mary.
Though Mary and Marie were the most common forms of the name in English-speaking countries, the name Maria was also in use in England, where it was often given the aristocratic pronunciation of mah righ' ah prior to the 20th century and inspired the alternate spelling Mariah
Mariah
Mariah is a female given name. It is a Gaelic variant of Mary, meaning beloved, loved, or star of the sea. It can also mean bitter. Other variants include Maria, Maryia, Marie, and MaryMariah may also refer to:People:...
.
Mariam
Maryam (name)
Maryam or Mariam is the Aramaic and Arabic name of Miriam the sister of Moses and of Mary the mother of Jesus |‘Īsā]]), mentioned in the Greek translation of the Tanakh or Old Testament known as the Septuagint, in the original Greek text of the New Testament, and in the original Arabic text of the...
or Maryām (مريم)
Maryam (name)
Maryam or Mariam is the Aramaic and Arabic name of Miriam the sister of Moses and of Mary the mother of Jesus |‘Īsā]]), mentioned in the Greek translation of the Tanakh or Old Testament known as the Septuagint, in the original Greek text of the New Testament, and in the original Arabic text of the...
, an Arabic
Arabic language
Arabic is a name applied to the descendants of the Classical Arabic language of the 6th century AD, used most prominently in the Quran, the Islamic Holy Book...
form, has been a popular name in predominantly Muslim
Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
countries due to the respect given to Mary, mother of Jesus, in Islam
Islam
Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
. Muslim parents want their daughters to be like Mary in her "chastity
Chastity
Chastity refers to the sexual behavior of a man or woman acceptable to the moral standards and guidelines of a culture, civilization, or religion....
and demureness," according to a 2006 IslamOnline.net article.
Miriam, a Hebrew
Hebrew language
Hebrew is a Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Culturally, is it considered by Jews and other religious groups as the language of the Jewish people, though other Jewish languages had originated among diaspora Jews, and the Hebrew language is also used by non-Jewish groups, such...
form of the name, has remained well-used among Jews
Jews
The Jews , also known as the Jewish people, are a nation and ethnoreligious group originating in the Israelites or Hebrews of the Ancient Near East. The Jewish ethnicity, nationality, and religion are strongly interrelated, as Judaism is the traditional faith of the Jewish nation...
because of the Biblical prophetess Miriam, sister of Moses
Moses
Moses was, according to the Hebrew Bible and Qur'an, a religious leader, lawgiver and prophet, to whom the authorship of the Torah is traditionally attributed...
. The name of Jesus' mother and of the other Marys mentioned in the New Testament was derived from this origin; as the Talmud
Talmud
The Talmud is a central text of mainstream Judaism. It takes the form of a record of rabbinic discussions pertaining to Jewish law, ethics, philosophy, customs and history....
and other Jewish sources show, it was a common female name in the Jewish society of the First Century, as it remains up to the present. "Miriam" is also in use worldwide among Christians.
Mary was the most popular name for girls in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
until the 1960s and is still ranked in the top 100 names for girls, though it ranks behind other forms of the name.
Maria was the 54th most popular name for girls born in the United States in 2007; Mariah was the 92nd most popular name for girls born there in 2007 and Mary was the 93rd most popular name for American girls in 2007. Short form Molly
Molly (name)
Molly or Mollie is a pet-name for Mary . It is sometimes used as a name in its own right.-People:*Molly Burnett, American actress and singer...
was the 97th most popular name for American girls.
The name Mary remains more popular in the Southern United States
Southern United States
The Southern United States—commonly referred to as the American South, Dixie, or simply the South—constitutes a large distinctive area in the southeastern and south-central United States...
than elsewhere in the country. Mary was the 15th most popular name for girls born in Alabama
Alabama
Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...
in 2007, the 22nd most popular name for girls born in Mississippi
Mississippi
Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The name of the state derives from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, whose name comes from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi...
in 2007, the 44th most popular name for girls in North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
, the 33rd most popular name for girls in South Carolina
South Carolina
South Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...
, and the 26th most popular name for girls in Tennessee
Tennessee
Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...
.
Mary was the most common name for women and girls in the United States in the 1990 census. It is also still among the top 100 names for baby girls born in Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
, common amongst Christians there and also popularised amongst Protestants specifically, with regard to Queen Mary II
Mary II of England
Mary II was joint Sovereign of England, Scotland, and Ireland with her husband and first cousin, William III and II, from 1689 until her death. William and Mary, both Protestants, became king and queen regnant, respectively, following the Glorious Revolution, which resulted in the deposition of...
, co-monarch and wife of William III
William III of England
William III & II was a sovereign Prince of Orange of the House of Orange-Nassau by birth. From 1672 he governed as Stadtholder William III of Orange over Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders, and Overijssel of the Dutch Republic. From 1689 he reigned as William III over England and Ireland...
. Mary was the 179th most popular name for girls born in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
and Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
in 2007, ranking behind other versions of the name.
Molly
Molly (name)
Molly or Mollie is a pet-name for Mary . It is sometimes used as a name in its own right.-People:*Molly Burnett, American actress and singer...
, a short form, was ranked as the 29th most popular name there and spelling variant Mollie at No. 107; Maria was ranked at No. 93; Maryam was ranked at No. 116.
People With This Given Name
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, an English author - Mary MagdaleneMary MagdaleneMary Magdalene was one of Jesus' most celebrated disciples, and the most important woman disciple in the movement of Jesus. Jesus cleansed her of "seven demons", conventionally interpreted as referring to complex illnesses...
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, an American singer-songwriter, record producer and actress
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