Mary (name)

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/
Gender	Female
Name day	September 12
Origin
Word/name	Aramaic and Hebrew via Latin and Greek
Meaning	"bitter", "beloved", "rebelliousness", "wished-for child", "marine", "drop of the sea"
Other names
Related names	Maria, Maryam and other variants, such as Maya

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).