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What does Mary mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word Mary? Here's what it means.

Proper noun
  1. A female given name.
  2. The Virgin Mary, the mother of Christ.
  3. The 19th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.
  4. Any of several other women in the New Testament, notably Mary Magdalene and Mary of Bethany, the sister of Martha.
  5. (Ireland, dated) A middle name for a male, given in honour of the Virgin Mary.
Name
  1. A female given name of Hebrew and Latin origin.
    1. (meaning, history) Hebrew: Bitter, as in a bitterly wanted child. Latin: The star of the sea. Also see Mars, Marilyn, Marina, Marion, Marlene, Miriam, Moira and Maureen.
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At first, when the Apollonians converged on her, Mary Theresa thought she had made a major mistake by going to the battle.
Certainly it's lots easier to be Mary in a brown serge and clumpy boots than it is in the soft, fluffy things Marie used to wear.
Although they were far from bosom buddies, she liked Mary Jackson as much as anyone on the street.
Mary is my mother's first cousin. That makes Mary my cousin-aunt. Judy is my dad's first cousin, so for me she is another cousin-aunt.
Presumably Mary is to carry messages that she, Anne, is too delicate to convey direct.
John just doesn't understand that laughing at Mary all day is not very discreet.

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