Mary
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Mary is a feminine given name of Hebrew origin, widely used in English-speaking and many other cultures and historically associated with numerous religious and historical figures.
Statements (90)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
feminine given name
ⓘ
given name ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
Marian devotions
ⓘ
Virgin Mary ⓘ |
| associatedWithReligion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholicism
Christianity ⓘ Islam ⓘ Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Orthodox Christianity
Protestant Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Protestantism
|
| category |
English feminine given names
ⓘ
feminine given names ⓘ theophoric names ⓘ |
| culturalUsage |
English-speaking countries
ⓘ
European countries ⓘ Latin American countries ⓘ Philippines ⓘ various African countries ⓘ |
| etymologicalForm |
Miriam
ⓘ
Miryam ⓘ |
| gender | feminine ⓘ |
| hasDiminutive |
Mamie
ⓘ
Mare ⓘ May ⓘ Mimi ⓘ Molly ⓘ Polly ⓘ |
| hasOrigin |
Hebrew culture
ⓘ
Hebrew ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew language
|
| hasVariant |
Maire
ⓘ
Mairi ⓘ Maria ⓘ Maryam ⓘ
surface form:
Mariam
Marie ⓘ Marija ⓘ Marya ⓘ
surface form:
Mariya
Marya ⓘ María ⓘ Masha ⓘ Maura ⓘ Myra ⓘ
surface form:
Meri
Moira ⓘ Molly ⓘ Mária ⓘ Polly ⓘ |
| historicalPopularity | very high in English-speaking countries ⓘ |
| languageOfUse |
Arabic
ⓘ
Czech ⓘ Danish ⓘ Dutch ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ German ⓘ Greek ⓘ Hungarian ⓘ Irish ⓘ Italian ⓘ Norwegian language ⓘ
surface form:
Norwegian
Persian ⓘ Polish ⓘ Portuguese ⓘ Romanian language ⓘ
surface form:
Romanian
Scottish Gaelic ⓘ Slovak ⓘ Spanish ⓘ Swedish ⓘ Tagalog ⓘ Turkish ⓘ Welsh ⓘ various African languages ⓘ |
| meaning |
beloved
ⓘ
bitter ⓘ rebellious ⓘ wished-for child ⓘ |
| nameDayObservedIn | various Christian traditions ⓘ |
| notableBearer |
Mary Cassatt
ⓘ
Mary I of England ⓘ Mary II of England ⓘ Mary J. Blige ⓘ Mary Magdalene ⓘ Mary Robinson ⓘ Mary Shelley ⓘ Mary Todd Lincoln ⓘ Mary Wollstonecraft ⓘ Saint Martha ⓘ
surface form:
Mary of Bethany
Mary, Queen of Scots ⓘ Virgin Mary ⓘ
surface form:
Mary, mother of Jesus
|
| peakPopularityPeriod |
19th century
ⓘ
early 20th century ⓘ |
| shortFormOf |
Maria
ⓘ
Maryam ⓘ
surface form:
Mariam
|
Referenced by (43)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.