Meaning

5 senses

  1. A female given name from Hebrew.

  2. Synonym of Mary, mother of Jesus, in Latin, Spanish, etc. contexts.

  3. A surname originating as a matronymic.

  4. A Dravidian language spoken in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh provinces in India.

  5. A Papuan language spoken in Papua New Guinea.

Examples

1 sentences

  1. Why are there so many Toms and Marias in Tatoeba?

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Origin

Borrowed from Latin Maria, borrowed from Koine Greek Μᾰρῐ́ᾱ (Mărĭ́ā), borrowed from Aramai

Borrowed from Latin Maria, borrowed from Koine Greek Μᾰρῐ́ᾱ (Mărĭ́ā), borrowed from Aramaic מרים, borrowed from Biblical Hebrew מִרְיָם (miryɔm). Doublet of Mary, Marie, and Miriam.

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Synonyms

4 synonyms
SpanishA2Marymother of Jesusin Latin

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
marginB2marginalC1marginalizemarigoldmarijuanamarimba
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