English
Maryland
From Mary + -land.
Formed from Mary + -land
Biblical Hebrew מִרְיָם
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Koine Greek Μᾰρῐ́ᾱ
Latin Marīa
Old French Marie
Middle English Marie
English Mary
The story
Named after Henrietta Maria of France, the wife of Charles I of England.
Today it means
name A state of the United States; named for Queen Mary, queen consort of England, Scotland and Ireland. Capital: Annapolis. Largest city: Baltimore.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Maryland