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词条 Mary (name)
释义

  1. Etymology

  2. Usage

  3. See also

  4. References

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| name = Mary
| image= Magnificatio.jpg
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| caption=The Glorification of Mary by Botticelli. The reverence for Mary, the mother of Jesus, is in large part responsible for the use of the name Mary and its variants.
| pronunciation= {{IPAc-en|ˈ|m|ɛər|i}}
| gender = female
| meaning = "bitter", "beloved," "rebelliousness," "wished-for child", "marine"
| region =
| nickname =
| name day = September 12
| origin = Aramaic and Hebrew via Latin and Greek
| related names = Maria, Marie, (and variant)
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}}{{wiktionary|Appendix:Names derived from Miryam}}

Mary 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), found in the New Testament. Both variants reflect Syro-Aramaic Maryam, itself a variant of the Hebrew name מִרְיָם or Miryam.[1]

Etymology

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The name may have originated from the Egyptian language; it is likely derivative of the root mr "love; beloved" [1] (compare mry.t-ymn "Merit-Amun", i.e. "beloved of Amun").

The name was early etymologized as containing the Hebrew root mr "bitter" (cf. myrrh), or mry "rebellious". St. Jerome (writing c. 390), following Eusebius of Caesarea, translates the name as "drop of the sea" (stilla maris in Latin), from Hebrew מר mar "drop" (cf. Isaias 40:15) and ים yam "sea".

This translation was subsequently rendered stella maris ("star of the sea") due to scribal error, whence Our Lady's title Star of the Sea.[1]

Rashi, an 11th-century Jewish commentator on the Bible, wrote that the name was given to the sister of Moses because of the Egyptians' harsh treatment of Jews in Egypt. Rashi wrote that the Israelites lived in Egypt for 210 years, including 86 years of cruel enslavement that began at the time Moses' elder sister was born. Therefore, the girl was called Miriam, because the Egyptians made life bitter (מַר, mar) for her people.[2]

Usage

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Possible use of Maria as a Christian given name is recorded for the 3rd century.[3]

The English form Mary arises by adoption of French Marie into Middle English.

Wycliffe's Bible still has Marie, with the modern spelling current from the 16th century, found in the Tyndale Bible (1525), Coverdale Bible (1535) and later translations.

The name Maria was also given in Great Britain, with the traditional prounuciation of /məˈraɪə/ (occasionally reflected in the spelling variant Mariah{{year needed|date=April 2017}}).[4]

Mary is still among the top 100 names for baby girls born in Ireland,[5] common amongst Christians there and also popularised amongst Protestants specifically, with regard to Queen Mary II, co-monarch and wife of William III. Mary was the 179th most popular name for girls born in England and Wales in 2007, ranking behind other versions of the name.

In the United States, Mary was consistently the most popular name for girls from 1880 until 1961.

It first fell below the top 100 most popular names in 2009.

By contrast, the latinate (especially Spanish) form Maria rose into the top 100 in 1944, peaking at rank 31 in the 1970s, but also falling below rank 100 once again in 2012.

The name Mary remains more popular in the Southern United States than elsewhere in the country. Mary was the 15th most popular name for girls born in Alabama in 2007,[6] the 22nd most popular name for girls born in Mississippi in 2007,[7] the 44th most popular name for girls in North Carolina,[8] the 33rd most popular name for girls in South Carolina,[9] and the 26th most popular name for girls in Tennessee.[10]

Mary was still the most common name for women and girls in the United States in the 1990 census.[11]

Mariah had a short-lived burst of popularity after 1990, when singer Mariah Carey first topped the charts, peaking at rank 62 in 1998.[12]Molly, a pet form, was ranked as the 29th most popular name there and spelling variant Mollie at No. 107; Maria was ranked at No. 93; Maryam was ranked at No. 116 as of 2007.[13]

See also

  • Biblical Marys:
    • Mary, the Mother of Jesus of Nazareth
    • Mary Magdalene, a disciple of Jesus of Nazareth
    • Mary of Bethany
    • Mary of Clopas
    • Mary, mother of James aka Mary, mother of James the younger (or lesser)
    • Mary, mother of John Mark
    • Mary Salome
    • Mary of Rome
  • {{lookfrom|Mary}}
  • Marian (given name)
  • Marion
  • Muire
  • Molly
  • Polly
  • Máire

References

1. ^A. Maas, "The Name of Mary", The Catholic Encyclopedia (1912), citing Fr. von Hummelauer (in Exod. et Levit., Paris, 1897, p. 161)
2. ^{{cite web|last=Rashi|title=Commentary on Shir Hashirim (Song of Songs)|page=2:13|url=http://www.chabad.org/library/bible_cdo/aid/16446#v13}} "From the time that Miriam was born, the Egyptians intensified the bondage upon Israel; therefore, she was called Miriam, because they made it bitter (מַר) for them."
3. ^See Iain Gardner, Alanna Nobbs and Malcolm Choat, [https://www.jstor.org/stable/20190663 "P. Harr. 107: Is This Another Greek Manichaean Letter?"] Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik, 131 (2000), pp. 120f
4. ^Wallace (2004)
5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.behindthename.com/name/mary|title=Meaning, origin and history of the name Mary|first=Mike|last=Campbell|date=|website=Behind the Name|accessdate=8 October 2018}}
6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.ssa.gov/cgi-bin/namesbystate.cgi|title=Popular Baby Names|first=|last=OACT|date=|website=www.ssa.gov|accessdate=8 October 2018}}
7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.ssa.gov/cgi-bin/namesbystate.cgi|title=Popular Baby Names|first=|last=OACT|date=|website=www.ssa.gov|accessdate=8 October 2018}}
8. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.ssa.gov/cgi-bin/namesbystate.cgi|title=Popular Baby Names|first=|last=OACT|date=|website=www.ssa.gov|accessdate=8 October 2018}}
9. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.ssa.gov/cgi-bin/namesbystate.cgi|title=Popular Baby Names|first=|last=OACT|date=|website=www.ssa.gov|accessdate=8 October 2018}}
10. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.ssa.gov/cgi-bin/namesbystate.cgi|title=Popular Baby Names|first=|last=OACT|date=|website=www.ssa.gov|accessdate=8 October 2018}}
11. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.behindthename.com/top/search.php?terms=mary|title=Popularity for the name Mary|first=Mike|last=Campbell|date=|website=Behind the Name|accessdate=8 October 2018}}
12. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.behindthename.com/top/lists/1000us2007.php|title=Popular Names in the United States|first=Mike|last=Campbell|date=|website=Behind the Name|accessdate=8 October 2018}}
13. ^Baby Planners{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
  • Rosenkrantz, Linda and Satran, Pamela Redmond (2005). Beyond Jennifer and Jason, Madison and Montana. St. Martin's Paperbacks, Fourth Edition. {{ISBN|0-312-94095-5}}
  • Todd, Loreto (1998). Celtic Names for Children. Irish American Book Company. {{ISBN|0-9627855-6-3}}
  • Wallace, Carol (2004). The Penguin Classic Baby Name Book. Penguin. {{ISBN|0-14-200470-7}}
  • Wood, Jamie Martinez (2001). ¿Cómo te llamas, Baby? Berkley. {{ISBN|0-425-17959-1}}
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