Mary

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

Virgin Mary

Madonna

Blessed Virgin

Maria

Saint Mary

Moira

Marian

The Virgin

Holy Virgin

Blessed Virgin Mary

Mariah

Mother of God

bud

broccoli

🥦

bale

boom

💥

boo

baby

👶

Miriam

funk

flower

🌸

blonde

gage

gangster

gash

gauge

Ghana

🇬🇭

grass

grata

greeter

fir

ditch

block

ashes

kali

hooch

ding

homegrown

kilter

kind

limbo

loaf

lobo

loco

locoweed

Lucas

machinery

macon

mother

👩‍🍼

herb

🌿

Translations

Marie

Maria

Maria

María

Maria

Maria

Meryem

Μαρία

Maria

مريم

Mary

Maria

Παναγία

Mary

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmɛə.ɹi/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: Marie

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.

Sentences

Mary told me that she got to meet up with you while she was back in San Francisco .

Wright , Mike Payne , Mary Holt and Ken Hawkins to name a few .

Wetzel taught at Mary Ward Catholic Secondary School for several years .