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Mary (name)

March 31, 2023

For other uses, see Mary (disambiguation).

Mary /ˈmɛəˌri/ is a feminine given name, the English form of the name Maria, which was in turn a Latin form of the Greek name Μαρία, María or Μαριάμ, Mariam, found in the Septuagint and New Testament. The latter reflects the original Hebrew pronunciation of the name מרים (Masoretic pronunciation Miryam), as attested by the Septuagint. The vowel "a" in a closed unaccented syllable later became "i", as seen in other names such as "Bil'am" (Balaam) and "Shimshon" (Samson).

Mary
The Glorification of Mary by Botticelli. The reverence for Mary, the mother of Jesus, is in large part responsible for the use of the name Mary and its variants.
Pronunciation/ˈmɛəˌri/
GenderFemale
Name daySeptember 12
Origin
Word/nameAramaic and Hebrew via Latin and Greek
Meaning"bitter", "beloved", "rebelliousness", "wished-for child", "marine", "drop of the sea"
Other names
Related namesMaria, Marie, (and variant)

Etymology

Further information: Miriam (given name)

The name may have originated from the Egyptian language; it is likely derivative of the root mr, meaning "love; beloved"[1] (compare mry.t-ymn, "Merit-Amun", i.e. "beloved of Amun").

The name was early etymologized as containing the Hebrew root mr, meaning "bitter" (cf. myrrh), or mry, meaning "rebellious". St. Jerome (writing c. 390), following Eusebius of Caesarea, translates the name as "drop of the sea" (stilla maris in Latin), from the Hebrew מר, mar, 'drop' (cf. Isaiah 40:15)[2] and ים, yam, 'sea'.

This translation was subsequently rendered stella maris ("star of the sea") due to scribal error, whence Our Lady's title Star of the Sea.[1]

Rashi, an 11th-century Jewish commentator on the Bible, wrote that the name was given to the sister of Moses because of the Egyptians' harsh treatment of Jews in Egypt. Rashi wrote that the Israelites lived in Egypt for 210 years, including 86 years of cruel enslavement that began at the time Moses' elder sister was born. Therefore, the girl was called Miriam, because the Egyptians made life bitter (מַר, mar) for her people.[3]

Usage

Main articles: Maria (given name) and Maryam (name)

Modern given names derived from Aramaic Maryam are frequent in Christian culture, as well as, due to the Quranic tradition of Mary, extremely frequently given in Islamic cultures.[4]

Possible use of Maria as a Christian given name is recorded for the third century.[5]

The English form Mary arises by adoption of French Marie into Middle English.

Wycliffe's Bible still has Marie, with the modern spelling current from the 16th century, found in the Tyndale Bible (1525), Coverdale Bible (1535) and later translations.

The name Maria was also given in Great Britain, with the traditional pronunciation of /məˈraɪə/ (occasionally reflected in the spelling variant Mariah).[year needed][6]

Mary is still among the top 100 names for baby girls born in Ireland,[7] 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.

In the United States, Mary was consistently the most popular name for girls from 1880 until 1961. It first fell below the top 100 most popular names in 2009. By contrast, the latinate (especially Spanish) form Maria rose into the top 100 in 1944, peaking at rank 31 in the 1970s, but also falling below rank 100 once again in 2012.

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,[8] the 22nd most popular name for girls born in Mississippi in 2007,[8] the 44th most popular name for girls in North Carolina,[8] the 33rd most popular name for girls in South Carolina,[8] and the 26th most popular name for girls in Tennessee.[8]

Mary was still the most common name for women and girls in the United States in the 1990 census.[9]

Mariah had a short-lived burst of popularity after 1990, when singer Mariah Carey first topped the charts, peaking at rank 62 in 1998.[10]

Molly, a pet 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 as of 2007.[11]

People

Biblical figures

Royalty

Non-royal aristocrats

Others

See also

References

Citations

  1. ^ a b A. Maas, "The Name of Mary", The Catholic Encyclopedia (1912), citing Fr. von Hummelauer (in Exod. et Levit., Paris, 1897, p. 161)
  2. ^ Isaiah 40:15
  3. ^ Rashi. "Commentary on Shir Hashirim (Song of Songs)". p. 2:13. "From the time that Miriam was born, the Egyptians intensified the bondage upon Israel; therefore, she was called Miriam, because they made it bitter (מַר) for them."
  4. ^ Patrick Hanks, Kate Hardcastle and Flavia Hodges (2006). A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0198610602.
  5. ^ See Iain Gardner, Alanna Nobbs and Malcolm Choat, "P. Harr. 107: Is This Another Greek Manichaean Letter?" Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik, 131 (2000), pp. 120f. JSTOR 20190663.
  6. ^ Wallace (2004)
  7. ^ Campbell, Mike. "Meaning, origin and history of the name Mary". Behind the Name. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  8. ^ a b c d e OACT. "Popular Baby Names". www.ssa.gov. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  9. ^ Campbell, Mike. "Popularity for the name Mary". Behind the Name. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  10. ^ Campbell, Mike. "Popular Names in the United States". Behind the Name. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  11. ^ Baby Planners[permanent dead link]

General sources

  • Rosenkrantz, Linda and Satran, Pamela Redmond (2005). Beyond Jennifer and Jason, Madison and Montana, Fourth Edition. St. Martin's Paperbacks. ISBN 0-312-94095-5.
  • Todd, Loreto (1998). Celtic Names for Children. Irish American Book Company. ISBN 0-9627855-6-3.
  • Wallace, Carol (2004). The Penguin Classic Baby Name Book. Penguin. ISBN 0-14-200470-7.
  • Wood, Jamie Martinez (2001). ¿Cómo te llamas, Baby? Berkley. ISBN 0-425-17959-1.

March 31, 2023
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For other uses see Mary disambiguation Mary ˈ m ɛeˌr i is a feminine given name the English form of the name Maria which was in turn a Latin form of the Greek name Maria Maria or Mariam Mariam found in the Septuagint and New Testament The latter reflects the original Hebrew pronunciation of the name מרים Masoretic pronunciation Miryam as attested by the Septuagint The vowel a in a closed unaccented syllable later became i as seen in other names such as Bil am Balaam and Shimshon Samson MaryThe Glorification of Mary by Botticelli The reverence for Mary the mother of Jesus is in large part responsible for the use of the name Mary and its variants Pronunciation ˈ m ɛeˌr i GenderFemaleName daySeptember 12OriginWord nameAramaic and Hebrew via Latin and GreekMeaning bitter beloved rebelliousness wished for child marine drop of the sea Other namesRelated namesMaria Marie and variant Contents 1 Etymology 2 Usage 3 People 3 1 Biblical figures 3 2 Royalty 3 3 Non royal aristocrats 3 4 Others 4 See also 5 References 5 1 Citations 5 2 General sourcesEtymology EditFurther information Miriam given name The name may have originated from the Egyptian language it is likely derivative of the root mr meaning love beloved 1 compare mry t ymn Merit Amun i e beloved of Amun The name was early etymologized as containing the Hebrew root mr meaning bitter cf myrrh or mry meaning rebellious St Jerome writing c 390 following Eusebius of Caesarea translates the name as drop of the sea stilla maris in Latin from the Hebrew מר mar drop cf Isaiah 40 15 2 and ים yam sea This translation was subsequently rendered stella maris star of the sea due to scribal error whence Our Lady s title Star of the Sea 1 Rashi an 11th century Jewish commentator on the Bible wrote that the name was given to the sister of Moses because of the Egyptians harsh treatment of Jews in Egypt Rashi wrote that the Israelites lived in Egypt for 210 years including 86 years of cruel enslavement that began at the time Moses elder sister was born Therefore the girl was called Miriam because the Egyptians made life bitter מ ר mar for her people 3 Usage EditMain articles Maria given name and Maryam name This section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed November 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message Modern given names derived from Aramaic Maryam are frequent in Christian culture as well as due to the Quranic tradition of Mary extremely frequently given in Islamic cultures 4 Possible use of Maria as a Christian given name is recorded for the third century 5 The English form Mary arises by adoption of French Marie into Middle English Wycliffe s Bible still has Marie with the modern spelling current from the 16th century found in the Tyndale Bible 1525 Coverdale Bible 1535 and later translations The name Maria was also given in Great Britain with the traditional pronunciation of meˈraɪe occasionally reflected in the spelling variant Mariah year needed 6 Mary is still among the top 100 names for baby girls born in Ireland 7 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 In the United States Mary was consistently the most popular name for girls from 1880 until 1961 It first fell below the top 100 most popular names in 2009 By contrast the latinate especially Spanish form Maria rose into the top 100 in 1944 peaking at rank 31 in the 1970s but also falling below rank 100 once again in 2012 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 8 the 22nd most popular name for girls born in Mississippi in 2007 8 the 44th most popular name for girls in North Carolina 8 the 33rd most popular name for girls in South Carolina 8 and the 26th most popular name for girls in Tennessee 8 Mary was still the most common name for women and girls in the United States in the 1990 census 9 Mariah had a short lived burst of popularity after 1990 when singer Mariah Carey first topped the charts peaking at rank 62 in 1998 10 Molly a pet 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 as of 2007 11 People EditBiblical figures Edit New Testament people named Mary Mary mother of Jesus Mary Magdalene a disciple of Jesus Mary of Bethany a follower of Jesus considered by Western medieval tradition to be Mary Magdalene Mary of Clopas a follower of Jesus Mary mother of James the younger or lesser Mary mother of John Mark Mary of Rome Salome disciple a follower of Jesus in medieval tradition Mary SalomeRoyalty Edit Mary of Woodstock 1278 1332 daughter of King Edward I of England Mary Queen of Hungary 1371 1395 Queen of Hungary and Croatia daughter of Louis I the Great of Hungary Mary Tudor Queen of France 1496 1533 daughter of Henry VII of England Mary of Guise 1515 1560 Queen Consort of James V of Scotland and mother of Mary Queen of Scots Mary I of England 1516 1558 Mary Queen of Scots 1542 1587 mother of James I of England Princess Mary of England 1605 1607 daughter of James VI and I Mary Princess Royal and Princess of Orange 1631 1660 daughter of Charles I of England Mary of Modena 1658 1718 Queen Consort of King James II of England and VII of Scotland Queen Mary II of England 1662 1694 daughter of James VII and II Queen of England Scotland and Ireland wife of King William III and joint ruler with him Princess Mary of Great Britain 1723 1772 daughter of George II of Great Britain Princess Mary Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh 1776 1857 daughter of George III of the United Kingdom Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge 1833 1897 granddaughter of George III of the United Kingdom Mary of Teck 1867 1953 Queen Consort of King George V of the United Kingdom Mary Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood 1897 1965 daughter of George V of the United Kingdom Mary Crown Princess of Denmark born 1972 Australian born wife of Frederik Crown Prince of DenmarkNon royal aristocrats Edit Mary Countess of Blois 1200 1241 daughter of Walter of Avesnes and Margaret of Blois Mary of Guelders c 1434 1463 daughter of Arnold Duke of Guelders Mary of Burgundy 1457 1482 daughter of Charles the Bold Duke of BurgundyOthers Edit Mary slave died 1838 an American teenage slave executed for murder Mary Abbott artist 1921 2019 American artist Mary Abbott golfer 1857 1904 American golfer Mary Bethune Abbott 1823 1898 wife of Sir John Abbott the third Prime Minister of Canada Mary Ogden Abbott 1894 1981 American artist traveler and equestrian Mary Adams activist born 1938 tax activist who led the repeal of Maine s statewide property tax and efforts to enact a Taxpayer Bill of Rights Mary Adams actress 1910 1973 American actress Mary Adams broadcaster 1898 1984 administrator who helped to develop the BBC s television service in the 1950s Mary Adams codebreaker codebreaker 1922 2010 Scottish interceptor for Bletchley Park during World War II Mary Adams educator 1823 1898 Canadian women s education reformer Mary Jane Adams 1840 1902 Irish poet Mary Kay Adams born 1962 American television actress Mary Kawennatakie Adams 1917 1999 First Nations basketmaker Mary Newbury Adams 1837 1901 American women s suffragist and education advocate Mary Andross 1893 1968 Scottish chemist Mary Ajami 1888 1965 Syrian writer Mary Baker 1842 1856 English painter Mary Ann Baker 1831 1921 American composer and singer Mary E Baker 1923 1995 African American community activist Mary Landon Baker 1901 1961 American socialite and heiress famous for her romantic life Mary Lou Baker 1914 1965 member of the Florida House of Representatives and women s rights activist Bonnie Baker baseball Mary Geraldine Baker 1918 2003 American baseball player Mary Beard classicist born 1955 English scholar of Ancient Rome Mary Ritter Beard 1876 1958 American historian author women s suffrage activist and women s history archivist Mary Lincoln Beckwith 1898 1975 prominent descendant of Abraham Lincoln Mary Kay Bergman 1961 1999 American voice actress Mary E Black 1895 1988 American Canadian occupational therapist teacher master weaver and writer Mary J L Black 1879 1939 Canadian librarian and suffragist Mary Borgstrom 1916 2019 Canadian potter ceramist and artist Mary Bright 1954 2002 Scottish curtain designer Mary Lee Cagle 1864 1955 married name Mary Harris pastor Mary Carey Lady Carey c 1609 c 1680 author and poet Mary L Coloe born 1949 biblical scholar Mary Ann Cooke 1784 1868 British missionary Mary Costa born 1930 American opera singer and actress Mary Lincoln Crume 1775 c 1832 aunt of American President Abraham Lincoln Moll Davis c 1648 1708 actress and mistress of Charles II of Great Britain Mary Davis actress American silent film actress Mary Davis artist 1866 1941 English artist Mary E P Davis 1840 1924 American nursing instructor Mary Davis activist born 1954 Special Olympics organiser and candidate in the Irish presidential election 2011 Mary Bond Davis born 1958 American singer actor and dancer Mary Gould Davis 1882 1956 American author librarian storyteller and editor Mary Lund Davis 1922 2008 modernist architect Mary Davis singer of the S O S Band Mary Dixon Woods social scientist Mary East c 1716 1780 English tavern owner Mary Baker Eddy 1821 1910 born Mary Baker founder of Christian Science Mary Fuller 1888 1973 American Silent Film Actress Mary Fuller sculptor 1922 2022 American sculptor and art historian Mimi Gardner Gates born 1943 American art historian who is the recent director of the Seattle Art Museum stepmother of Bill Gates Mary Maxwell Gates 1929 1994 American businesswoman executive civic activist and school teacher mother of Bill Gates Mary Gennoy 1951 2004 American activist Mary Grant politician 1928 2016 Ghanaian politician Mary Grant sculptor 1831 1908 British sculptor Mary E Grant born 1953 American psychiatric nurse and politician Mary Pollock Grant 1876 1957 Scottish suffragette politician missionary and policewoman Liz Grant Mary Elizabeth Grant born 1930 former Australian pharmacist and politician Mary Styles Harris born 1949 geneticist Mel Harris Mary Ellen Harris born 1956 actress Mary Harris musician member of the music group Ambrosia Mary Packer Harris 1891 1978 Scottish artist and art teacher Mary Harris cricketer New Zealand cricketer Mary Johnson Harris born 1963 member of the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education Mary Winifred Harris Clerk of the New Zealand House of Representatives Mary Harris murderer American murderer Mary Harron b 1953 Canadian film director and screenwriter Mary Harron actress silent film era actress sister of Harrons John and Robert also silent era actors Mary Henderson journalist 1919 2004 Greek born British journalist and host Mary H J Henderson 1874 1938 administrator with World War I Scottish Women s Hospitals for Foreign Service Mary Dorothea Heron c 1897 1960 first woman to be admitted to the Roll of Solicitors in Ireland Mary MacLean Hindmarsh Australian botanist Mary Hinton actress 1896 1979 British actress Mary Dana Hinton American university administrator Mary Hilliard Hinton 1869 1961 American historian painter and anti suffragist Sister Mary Melanie Holliday 1850 1939 American Catholic nun Mary Hottinger 1893 1978 Scottish translator and author Mary Ingalls 1865 1928 older sister of author Laura Ingalls Wilder Mary E Ireland 1834 1927 American author translator poet Mamie Lincoln Isham 1869 1938 granddaughter of Abraham Lincoln Mary Jackson Richmond Bread Riot c 1829 c 1870 leader of Richmond Bread Riot of 1863 Mary Anna Jackson 1831 1915 wife of Confederate Army general Thomas Stonewall Jackson Mary E Jackson 1867 1923 African American suffrage activist YWCA leader and writer Mary Percy Jackson 1904 2000 Canadian medical doctor Mary Jackson actress 1910 2005 film and television actress Mary Jackson engineer 1921 2005 NASA engineer Mary Ann Jackson 1923 2003 child actress Mary Jackson artist born 1945 African American fiber artist Mary M Jackson fl 1980s 2010s American Navy vice admiral Mary Jemison 1743 1833 British frontierswoman Mary Johnson first lady c 1830 1887 first lady of California Mary Johnson actress 1896 1975 Swedish silent film performer Mary Johnson singer 1898 1983 African American lowdown blues singer Mary Johnson cricketer born 1924 English cricketer Mary Lea Johnson 1926 1990 American theatrical producer entrepreneur and philanthropist Mary Johnson activist born 1948 American advocate for disability rights founded Ragged Edge magazine Mary Johnson writer born 1958 American writer and Director of A Room of Her Own Foundation Mary Johnson politician member of the North Dakota House of Representatives Mary C Johnson one of the first three females to practice law in Georgia Mary Jane Richardson Jones American suffragist and activist from Chicago Mary Lakeland died 1645 English woman executed for witchcraft Mary Lee 1921 2022 Scottish singer Mary Johnson Bailey Lincoln 1844 1921 American science teacher Mary Harlan Lincoln 1846 1937 daughter of James Harlan wife of Robert Todd Lincoln daughter in law of Abraham Lincoln Mary Todd Lincoln 1818 1882 former First Lady of the United States wife of Abraham Lincoln Mary Johnson Lowe 1924 1999 American jurist Mary Martin 1913 1990 American actress and singer Mary Baker McQuesten 1849 1934 Canadian activist Maybelle Stephens Mitchell Mary Isabel Stephens Mitchell 1872 1919 American suffragist Mary Money died 1905 English female murder victim Mary Morton 1879 1965 British sculptor Mary K Okheena born 1957 Inuvialuit graphic artist Mary Kate Olsen born 1986 American fashion designer and former child actress Mary Paischeff 1899 1975 Finnish ballerina Mary Felicia Perera born 1944 Sri Lankan Sinhala cinema actress Mary Pudlat 1923 2001 Canadian Inuk artist Mary Quigley 1960 1977 American murder victim Mary Quin American businesswoman Mary Rambaran Olm specialist in the literature and history of early medieval England Mary Ramsey born 1963 American singer songwriter Mary Ramsey died 1601 English philanthropist Mary Rice wheelchair racer Irish paralympic athlete Mary Roberts author 1788 1864 author born London Mary Fanton Roberts 1864 1956 American journalist Mary Helen Roberts born 1947 American politician in the state of Washington Mary Wendy Roberts born 1944 American politician in the state of Oregon Mary Louise Roberts 1886 1968 New Zealand masseuse physiotherapist and mountaineer Mary Grant Roberts 1841 1921 Australian zoo owner Cokie Roberts 1943 2019 real name Mary Roberts American journalist and author Mary Roos born 1949 German singer Mary Jane Seacole 1805 1881 British Jamaican nurse healer and businesswoman Mary Anne Schwalbe 1934 2009 university administrator and refugee worker Mary Shelley 1797 1851 English novelist who wrote the Frankenstein or The Modern Prometheus Mary Siezgle American soldier Mary Silvani 1948 1982 American murder victim Mary Craig Sinclair 1882 1961 American writer and the wife of Upton Sinclair Mary Florence Wells Slater 1864 1941 American entomologist and schoolteacher Mary Lou Spiess 1931 1992 American designer of disabled fashion Margaret Truman Mary Margaret Truman 1924 2008 only daughter of Harry S Truman Mary Anne MacLeod Trump 1912 2000 mother of Donald Trump Mary L Trump born 1965 psychologist and author niece of Donald Trump Mary Frances Tucker 1837 1902 American poet Mary van Kleeck 1883 1972 American social scientist and socialist Mary Burke Washington 1926 2014 American economist Mary Ball Washington 1708 1789 mother of U S President George Washington Mary Helen Washington American literary scholar Mary L Washington born 1962 Maryland legislator Mary T Washington 1906 2005 first African American woman to be a certified public accountant in the United States Mary Wollstonecraft 1759 1797 English writer and founding feminist philosopherSee also EditAll pages with titles beginning with Mary Mary Jo Marian given name Maire Marion Muire Molly Polly Saint Mary disambiguation References EditCitations Edit a b A Maas The Name of Mary The Catholic Encyclopedia 1912 citing Fr von Hummelauer in Exod et Levit Paris 1897 p 161 Isaiah 40 15 Rashi Commentary on Shir Hashirim Song of Songs p 2 13 From the time that Miriam was born the Egyptians intensified the bondage upon Israel therefore she was called Miriam because they made it bitter מ ר for them Patrick Hanks Kate Hardcastle and Flavia Hodges 2006 A Dictionary of First Names Oxford University Press ISBN 0198610602 See Iain Gardner Alanna Nobbs and Malcolm Choat P Harr 107 Is This Another Greek Manichaean Letter Zeitschrift fur Papyrologie und Epigraphik 131 2000 pp 120f JSTOR 20190663 Wallace 2004 Campbell Mike Meaning origin and history of the name Mary Behind the Name Retrieved 8 October 2018 a b c d e OACT Popular Baby Names www ssa gov Retrieved 8 October 2018 Campbell Mike Popularity for the name Mary Behind the Name Retrieved 8 October 2018 Campbell Mike Popular Names in the United States Behind the Name Retrieved 8 October 2018 Baby Planners permanent dead link General sources Edit Rosenkrantz Linda and Satran Pamela Redmond 2005 Beyond Jennifer and Jason Madison and Montana Fourth Edition St Martin s Paperbacks ISBN 0 312 94095 5 Todd Loreto 1998 Celtic Names for Children Irish American Book Company ISBN 0 9627855 6 3 Wallace Carol 2004 The Penguin Classic Baby Name Book Penguin ISBN 0 14 200470 7 Wood Jamie Martinez 2001 Como te llamas Baby Berkley ISBN 0 425 17959 1 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mary name amp oldid 1145722016, wikipedia, 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