Mary

Mary
Mary
Mary1 [mer′ē, mar′ē]
n.
[ME Marie < OE < LL(Ec) Maria < Gr Maria, Mariam < Heb Miryām or Aram Maryām, lit., rebellion]
1. a feminine name: dim. Mamie, Molly, Polly; masc. & fem. Marie, Marion; var. Mae, Maria, Marietta, Marilyn, May, Miriam; equiv. Ir. Maureen, Moira, Fr. Marie, Marion, Ger., It., & Sp. Maria, Pol. Marya
2. Bible
a) mother of Jesus: Matt. 1:18-25: often referred to as the ( Blessed) Virgin Mary, Saint Mary
b) sister of Martha and Lazarus: Luke 10:38-42
c) MARY MAGDALENE: see MAGDALENE, sense 2
Mary2 [mer′ē, mar′ē]
1. Mary I ( Mary Tudor) 1516-58; queen of England (1553-58): daughter of Henry VIII & Catherine of Aragon: wife of Philip II of Spain
2. Mary II 1662-94; queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1689-94), ruling jointly with her husband, William III: daughter of James II

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