The Name: MARY
© Georgios C Paraskevopoulos
Mary is the usual English form of the Latinized name Maria of the New Testament Greek name Maria or Mariam (the spellings are interchangeable), which were from the Hebrew name Miriam. The meaning is not known for certain, but there are several theories including "sea of bitterness", "rebelliousness", and "wished for child". However it was most likely originally an Egyptian name perhaps derived in part from 'mry' "beloved" or 'mr' "love".
My opinion of this name - probably correct
(Not accepted by Theologists)
Since the name Maria is used after Greek language became a global language it could be a Greek name and not a Hebrew name. Ma+Rhea 'Μα Ρέα' Ma=mother, Rhea=flow (ancient Greek). Rhea is identified with mother goddess Cybele from Asia Minor and is also known as Rhea Cybele and Magna Mater ("great mother"). Rhea is depicted between two lions or on a chariot pulled by lions.
WHY MaRhea and not Miriam? The first Christian centuries, Greeks and Romans did not turn to the new religion. Gods and Goddesses and Semi Gods had to be eliminated. Pallas Athena (Sofia), Poseidon (Nicolaus), Perseus (St. George) etc. It is easy to say today that the temples were destroyed by earthquakes, but there are evidence that all Greek Temples were destroyed by mans hand and by force in the name of Christianity.
Famous bearers:
This is the name of several New Testament characters,
1) Mary the virgin mother of Jesus,
2) Mary Magdalene.
3) Two queens of England
4) Mary Queen of Scotland
5) Mary Queen of Scots
6) Several queens of Portugal
7) Maria Teresa.
Masculine names related to Maria:
Marian, Mo (English)
Mario, Mariano (Latinogenic languages)
Marios 'Mάριος' (Greek)
Mariusz (Pollish)
Mies (Dutch)
Feminine names:
Maaria, Maarika, Maarja, Maija, Mari, Maria, Marja, Marjatta, Marjo, Marjukka, Marjut, Miia, Mirja, Mirjami (Finnish)
Maaike, Maria, Marieke, Marijke, Marijse, Marita, Marja, Marjan, Mieke, Miep, Mies, Mirjam (Dutch)
Maarika Maarja (Estonian)
Maike, Mareike (Frisian)
Maike, Maja, Mareike, Maria, Mariele, Marita, Meike, Mirjam, Mitzi, Ria, Romy (German)
Mair, Mairwen, Mari (Welsh)
Máire, Mairenn, Máirín, Mallaidh, Maura, Maureen, Maurene, Maurine, Moira, Moreen, Moyra (Irish)
Mairi, Maria, Marika, [Μαίρη, Μαρία, Μαρίκα] (Greek)
Màiri, Maura, Mhairi, Moira, Moyra (Scottish)
Maite, María, Marisa, Marita, Maritza, Mayte (Spanish)
Maja, Marija, Mojca (Slovene)
Maja, Maria, Mia (Scandianvian)
Maja, Mare, Marija, Mirjana, Mojca (Croatian)
Maja, Maria, Maryla, Marzena (Polish)
Maja, Marija (Serbian)
Mamie, Maria, Mariah, Mariel, Marinda (see also Miranda), Marion, Marisa, Marissa, Maurene, Maureen, Maurine, Maura, Mavreena, Mayme, Miriam, Mo, Mollie, Molly, Mora, Moreen, Myriam (English)
Maleah, Maree (English Modern)
Malia, Mele (Hawaiian)
Manon, Marie, Marielle, Mariette, Marise, Myriam (French)
Manon (Georgian)
Manya, Mariya, Marya, Masha (Russian)
Mara, Mari, Mária, Mariska (Hungarian)
Maria, Marisa (Portuguese)
Mari, Melle (Breton)
Mária, Marika (Slovak)
María (Galician)
Maria, Mariella, Marietta, Marisa, Mimi (Italian)
Maria (Romanian, Icelandic, Corsican)
Mariam, Maryam (Arabic)
Mariamne (Historic, Wife Of Herod)
Marica, Marika (Hungarian)
Marija (Macedonian, Lithuanian, Latvian)
Marika, Marie (Czech)
Mariya (Ukrainian, Bulgarian)
Mere (Maori)
Meryem (Turkish)
Mirele, Miriam (Jewish, Biblical)
Miren (Basque)
Moirrey, Voirrey (Manx)
Combination [Anna+Maria] (fem):
Anna Maria [Άννα Μαρία] Greek
Annemarie, Annmarie (Dutch, German, English)
Ana Maria (Romanian)
Combination [Gianni+Maria] (masc):
Gianmaria [Gianni+Maria] (Italian)
Combination [John+Maria] (masc):
Jean-Marie (French)
Combination [Maria+Angela] (fem.):
Mariangela [Maria+Angela] (Italian)
Combination [Maria+Anna] (fem.):
Marianna (Friench, Greek, Hungary, Italian)
Marian, Marianna, Marianne, Maryann, Maryanne (English)
Marianna, Maryana (Russian)
Marjaana (Finnish)
Mirjana (Serbian)
Pollyanna [from Polly from Molly from Mary +Anna] (English)
Combination [Maria+Bella] (fem.):
Mariabella (English)
Maribel (Spanish)
Combination [Maria+Celia] (fem.):
Maricela (Spanish)
Combination [Maria+Cruz] (fem):
Maricruz (Spanish)
Combination [Maria+Elizabeth] (fem.):
Marlis (German)
Marybeth (English)
Combination [Maria+Estela] (fem.):
Marianela (Spanish)
Combination [Maria+”gold”] (fem.):
Marygold is a name of a flower. The name is combination of Mary derived from Maria and the word “gold”.
Marigold, Marygold (English)
Combination [Maria+”grace”] (fem.):
Marygrace (English)
Combination [Maria+Gwen] (fem.):
Mairwen (Irish)
Combination [Maria+Louise] (fem.):
Marie Louise. Marielouise (Sweden)
Marilou, Marylou, Marylu (English)
Marloes (Dutch)
Combination [Maria+Lyn] (fem.):
Maralyn, Marilynn (Modern English)
Marilyn, Marlyn, Marylyn, Merilyn, Merrilyn (English)
Combination [Maria+Magdalene OR +suffix: -lena, -lene] (fem.):
Marilena, Marilene, Marla, Marlena, Marlene (English
Marlena (Polish)
Marlene (German)
Combination [Maria+Sol] (fem.):
Maresol (Portuguese)
Maresol, Marisol (Spanish)
Combination [Maria+suffix: -lena, -elle] (fem.):
Marilena, Marilene
Combination [Maria+Yvonne] (fem.):
Maryvonne (English)
Combination [Rosa+Maria] (fem.):
Rosemarie (German, Scandinavian)
Rosemarie, Rosemary (English)
Short names related to Maria:
Jaana, [Marjanna [Maria+Anna]] (Finnish)
Mariel [also pet name from Muriel], Pollie, Polly, Ria, Romey, Romy English)
Maritsa, Maroula [Μαρίτσα, Μαρούλα] (Greek)
Kindly Regards
Georgios
