English
Maria
Maria comes from Koine Greek Μᾰρῐ́ᾱ, and goes back to Biblical Hebrew מִרְיָם.
- Biblical Hebrewc. 1000–200 BCEמִרְיָםmiryɔm
- Aramaicc. 1000 BCE–700 CEמרים
- Koine Greekc. 300 BCE–600 CEΜᾰρῐ́ᾱMărĭ́ā
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEMaria
- Englishearliest quotation 1629same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Biblical Hebrewc. 1000–200 BCEמִרְיָםmiryɔm
- Aramaicc. 1000 BCE–700 CEמרים
- Koine Greekc. 300 BCE–600 CEΜᾰρῐ́ᾱMărĭ́ā
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEMaria
- Englishearliest quotation 1629same form
Earliest quotation: 1629, Thomas Adams, Meditations upon Creed: “Yet herein they come short of the monks and…”
Linked words
through Latin Maria
Today it means
name A female given name from Hebrew.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Biblical Hebrew מִרְיָם / Maria