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Mary / ˈ m ɛəˌr i / 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 Annunciation by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1850.. Maria was a frequently given name in southern Europe even in the medieval period. In addition to the simple name, there arose a tradition of naming girls after specific titles of Mary, feast days associated with Mary and specific Marian apparitions (such as María de los Dolores, María del Pilar, María del Carmen etc., whence the derived ...
Mhairi or Mhàiri is a Scottish female given name, ultimately derived from the name Mary. Etymologically, it is an erroneous form, based on the Scottish Gaelic vocative form a Mhàiri (pronounced [əˈvaːɾʲɪ]), from the nominative Màiri [ˈmaːɾʲɪ]. In Scottish English it is usually pronounced , though it can be pronounced mari ...
Molly Malone was the stage name of American silent film actress Violet Isabel Malone. Molly (also spelled Molli or Mollie) is a diminutive of the feminine name Mary that, like other English diminutives in use since the Middle Ages, substituted l for r. Molly evolved from the English diminutive Mally. [1]
Maura is a female given name primarily used in English, Spanish, Italian, Greek, Scots Gaelic, and Irish. [1] It appears as the feminine form of the Roman given name Maurus and as an Anglicisation of Máire, the Irish form of Mary.
Marie Lloyd (1870–1922), English singer; Marie Lloyd Jr. (1888–1967), British entertainer, composer and actress; Marie Loeper-Housselle (1837–1916), German educator and advocate for the education of girls and women; Marie Loftus (1857–1940), British music hall entertainer; Marie Logoreci (1920–1988), Albanian actress
Modern parents think differently when it comes to finding twin girl names. According to Wattenberg, author of "The Baby Name Wizard," anagram names for twin girls are having a moment.
Marija is a feminine given name, a variation 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. Depending on phonological rules concerning consecutive vowels or the use of the palatal approximant , "Mary" in these languages is Marija if consecutive ...