Mary Name Meaning

Gender :

Feminine

Meaning of Mary :

Used in country/religion :

Afghan , American , Australian , Bengali , British , Chinese , Danish , Dutch , English , French , German , Greek , Gujarati , Hawaiian , Hebrew , Hindu , Irish , Jamaican , Kannada , Latin , Marathi , Oriya , Swedish , Swiss , Tamil , Telugu

Pronounciation
of Name Mary :

/MER-ee/ or /MAIR-ee/

Etymology
of Name Mary :

History
of Name Mary :

Popular In :

Spain, France, England, and the USA

Information about the
Name of Mary :

Mary is considered to be the equivalent of the male name John in terms of popularity.

Famous People with
Name Mary :

Mary J. Blige is an R&B singer and Grammy awardee with more than 7 platinum records. Mary Elizabeth Winstead is a movie actress dubbed as the scream queen for her role in horror films like Final Destination 3. Mary Shelley is an English Gothic novelist known for her novels Frankenstein and The Modern Prometheus.

Variant Names of Mary:

Mair, Mal, Malia, Mallie, Mame, Mamie, Manette, Manon, Manya, Mara, Marabel, Marabelle, , Mair, Maire, Mal, Malia, Mallie, Mame, Mamie, Manette, Manon, Manya, Mara, Marabel, Marab, Maire, Maria, Mariam, Marie, Mayra, Moira, Myria

Maryam (Arabic), Miriam (Biblical Hebrew), Mojca (Croatian), Mariya (Bulgarian), Marika (Estonian)

Rhyming Names of Mary: 

Names Similar to Mary :

Maryan, Maryann, Maryanna, Marybell, Maryjo, Marylin, Marylu, Marylyn, Marylynn, Maryon

Popularity Rank :

Mary name was top ranked at 1 position in American during year 1930and most recently ranked at 124 position in American during year 2015

Name Mary has been Most Popular throughout the last hundred plus years and ranked at 5 position. 4118058 numbers of people were named Mary so far in last 100 years. (SSA)

More about :

The feminine name Mary is the English version of Maria, which is the Latin form of the Greek names Maria and Mariam from the New Testament. Both of these names are taken from the Hebrew name Miryam that was from the Old Testament and borne by the sister of Moses. The meaning of the names are not known for sure, but there are a few theories like “rebelliousness”, “sea of bitterness” and “wished for child”. However, the name is more likely to be an Egyptian name that was derived from the element mr “love” or mry “beloved”.

Mary Numerology :

Personality No. 2. People with name Mary are followers & not leaders. They are docile, sensitive, gentle & kind. They love tranquility. They give in easily. They lack initiative. They like the opposite sex. Person with Mary having 2 as Personality number give undue importance to family. They are helpful & friendly. They are artistic & imaginative. They are gracious, truthful & straightforward. More Numerology