Mary

(Englisch)

  1. A female given name from Aramaic or Hebrew.
  2. The mother of Jesus, believed in Christianity and Islam to have been a virgin at his birth, and believed by some Christians to have been born herself without sin, to have ascended to Heaven without death, and to act as a sympathetic intermediary for believers.
  3. Any of several other women in the New Testament, notably:
  4. Any of several other women in the New Testament, notably:
  5. The 19th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an, recounting the events leading up to the birth of Jesus.
  6. (US, slang) A term of address for a male homosexual.
  7. (Ireland, dated) A male middle name, given in honour of the Virgin Mary.

Frequenz

A2
Ausgesprochen als (IPA)
/ˈmɛə.ɹi/
Etymologie (Englisch)

In summary

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.

Related words

Mary

Maryam

Jungfrau Maria

Madonna

Gebenedeite

Heilige Maria

Maria I. Tudor

Maria Henrietta Stuart

Mary Donaldson

Maria Stuart

Maria Viktoria

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