Female given name
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 or Μαριάμ , Mariam , found in the Septuagint and New Testament . The latter reflects the original Hebrew pronunciation of the name מרים (Masoretic pronunciation Miryam ), as attested by the Septuagint. The vowel "a" in a closed unaccented syllable later became "i", as seen in other names such as "Bil'am" (Balaam ) and "Shimshon" (Samson ).
The name may have originated from the Egyptian language ; it is likely derivative of the root mr , meaning "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 , meaning "bitter" (cf. myrrh ), or mry , meaning "rebellious". St. Jerome (writing c. 390 ), following Eusebius of Caesarea , translates the name as "drop of the sea" (stilla maris in Latin ), from the Hebrew מר , mar , 'drop' (cf. Isaiah 40:15)[ 2] 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.[ 3]
Modern given names derived from Aramaic Maryam are frequent in Christian culture , as well as, due to the Quranic tradition of Mary , extremely frequently given in Islamic cultures .[ 4]
Possible use of Maria as a Christian given name is recorded for the third century.[ 5]
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 pronunciation of /məˈraɪə/ (occasionally reflected in the spelling variant Mariah ).[year needed ] [ 6]
Mary is still among the top 100 names for baby girls born in Ireland,[ 7] 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,[ 8] the 22nd most popular name for girls born in Mississippi in 2007,[ 8] the 44th most popular name for girls in North Carolina ,[ 8] the 33rd most popular name for girls in South Carolina ,[ 8] and the 26th most popular name for girls in Tennessee .[ 8]
Mary was still the most common name for women and girls in the United States in the 1990 census.[ 9]
Based on data from the Social Security Administration , Mary is the seventh most common given name in the United States, with 2.16 million individuals bearing this name as of 2023. [ 10]
Mariah had a short-lived burst of popularity after 1990, when singer Mariah Carey first topped the charts, peaking at rank 62 in 1998.[ 11]
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.[ 12]
Baroness Mary Vetsera (1871–1889), Austrian noblewoman; mistress of Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria
Lady Mary Butler (1689–1713), Irish-born English baroness; second daughter of the 2nd Duke of Ormonde
Lady Mary Fitzwilliam (1845–1921), British aristocrat from the Fitzwilliam family
Lady Mary Fox (1798–1864), British illegitimate daughter of King William IV of the United Kingdom by his mistress Dorothea Jordan
Lady Mary Lygon (1910–1982), British aristocrat and Russian princess by marriage
Mary Abercromby, 1st Baroness Abercromby (ca. 1752–1821), Scottish peeress, socialite, and wife of General Ralph Abercromby
Mary Adelaide , several people
Mary of Anjou , several people
Mary Boleyn (c. 1499–1543), English sister of Queen Anne Boleyn
Mary Brandon , several people
Mary Bruce (c. 1282–1323), younger sister of Robert the Bruce , King of Scots
Mary Bruce, Countess of Elgin (1778–1855), Scottish first wife of diplomat Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin
Mary Carew Pole (born 1936), British wife of Sir Richard Carew Pole, 13th Baronet
Mary Curzon , several people
Mary of Waltham (1344–1361), daughter of King Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault ; wife of John IV, Duke of Brittany
Mary of Woodstock (1278–1332), daughter of King Edward I of England
Mary I (disambiguation) , several people
Mary II (disambiguation) , several people
Mary de Bohun (c. 1369/1370–1394), first wife of Henry Bolingbroke, Earl of Northampton and Hereford ; mother of Henry V of England
Mary de Vere (c. 1554–1624), English noblewoman; daughter of John de Vere and Margery Golding , she married Peregrine Bertie
Mary Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, Countess of Minto (1858–1940), British aristocrat, Vicereine of India, and courtier to Queen Mary
Mary Elphinstone, Lady Elphinstone (1883–1961), British aristocrat; elder sister of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother , and maternal aunt and godmother of Queen Elizabeth II
Mary of Enghien (1367/1370–1446), Italian Countess of Lecce
Mary Eristavi (1888–1986), Russian aristocrat, fashion icon, and model
Mary Fiennes, Baroness Dacre (1524–1576), English daughter of George Neville, 5th Baron Bergavenny
Mary FitzRoy, Duchess of Richmond and Somerset (c. 1519–1557), daughter-in-law of King Henry VIII of England
Mary Fleming (1542–fl. 1584), Scottish noblewoman; childhood companion and cousin of Mary, Queen of Scots
Mary Foley-Berkeley, 17th Baroness Berkeley (1905–1992), British politician and peeress
Mary Fox, Baroness Holland (1746–1778), British daughter of John FitzPatrick ; wife of Stephen Fox, 2nd Baron Holland
Mary Grey , several people
Mary of France , several people
Mary of Great Britain , several people
Mary of Guise (1515–1560), Queen consort of James V of Scotland and mother of Mary, Queen of Scots
Mary of Hungary (disambiguation) , several people
Mary of Lancaster (c. 1320/1321–1362), English daughter of Henry, 3rd Earl of Lancaster and Maud Chaworth
Mary Lilian Henriette Lucie Josephine Ghislaine Baels, birth name of Lilian, Princess of Réthy (1916–2002), second wife of King Leopold III of Belgium
Mary Knowlton von Francken-Sierstorpff (1870–1929), American socialite who married a German Count
Princess Mary of England (1605–1607) , daughter of James VI and I
Princess Mary (disambiguation) , several people
Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange (1631–1660), daughter of Charles I of England
Mary of England , several people
Mary of Great Britain , several people
Mary of Baux-Orange (?–1417), French Princess of Orange
Mary of Scotland , several people
Mary of Teck (disambiguation) , several people
Mary of York (1467–1482), daughter of King Edward IV of England and Elizabeth Woodville
Mary Donaldson (born 1972), Queen consort of Frederik X of Denmark
Mary Thicknesse-Touchet, 22nd Baroness Audley (1858–1942), English baroness
Mary, Viscount of Béarn (?–after 1187), French ruler
Queen Mary (disambiguation) , several peopleNon-royal aristocrats [ edit ] Daisy, Princess of Pless (Mary Theresa Olivia; née Cornwallis-West; 1873–1943), Welsh princess
Lady Mary Cecil Grey (1907–2002), English daughter of Charles Grey, 5th Earl Grey
Lady Mary Coke (1727–1811), English noblewoman
Lady Mary Gilmour (1896–1984), English daughter of James Hamilton, 3rd Duke of Abercorn
Lady Mary Grosvenor (1910–2000), British motor racing- and rally driver, businesswoman, and landowner; daughter of Hugh Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster and Constance Cornwallis-West
Lady Mary Feilding (1823–1896), English aristocrat
Lady Mary Somerset of Worcester , English daughter of nobleman and politician Charles Somerset, 1st Earl of Worcester
Lady Mary Trefusis (1869–1927), English hymnwriter and courtier
Mary Arabella Stewart, Countess of Galloway (1850–1903), Scottish wife of Alan Stewart, 10th Earl of Galloway
Mary Bertie, Duchess of Ancaster and Kesteven (1730–1793), British courtier; second wife of Peregrine Bertie, 3rd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven
Mary Blacknall (1616–1650), English wife of Sir Ralph Verney, 1st Baronet, of Middle Claydon
Mary Bonaparte (1870–1947), French princess
Mary Bowes, Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne (1749–1800), English daughter and heiress of Sir George Bowes
Mary Boyle, Countess of Cork and Orrery (1746–1840), Anglo-Irish literary hostess
Mary Butler, Duchess of Ormonde (1664–1733), British second wife of James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde
Mary Campbell, Countess of Argyll (1628–1668), Scottish wife of Archibald Campbell, 9th Earl of Argyll
Mary Campbell, Countess of Breadalbane and Holland , English noblewoman
Mary Caroline Blair (1848–1912), British Duchess
Mary Cavendish , several people
Mary Constance Wyndham (1862–1937), English society hostess and countess
Mary, Countess of Blois (1200–1241), daughter of Walter of Avesnes and Margaret of Blois
Mary, Countess of Falmouth and Dorset (1645–1679), English courtier and mistress of Charles II of England
Mary, Countess of Harold (1701–1785), English aristocrat and philanthropist
Mary Cowper (1685–1724), English countess, courtier, and diarist; wife of William Cowper, 1st Earl Cowper
Mary Cromwell, Countess Fauconberg (1630s–1713), English noblewoman
Mary Darcy (1565–1644), English baroness; wife of Thomas Darcy, 1st Earl Rivers
Mary Darcy, Countess of Holderness (c. 1721–1801), English countess; wife of Robert Darcy, 4th Earl of Holderness
Mary Dawson, Countess of Dartrey (1854–1939), British peer
Mary de Monthermer (1297–c. 1371), English noblewoman
Mary Drummond (1675–1729), Scottish countess; daughter of James Drummond, 4th Earl of Perth
Mary Dudley (disambiguation) , several people
Mary Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, Countess of Minto (1858–1940), British aristocrat
Mary Fane , several people
Mary Fenwick (?–1708), English wife of Sir John Fenwick, 3rd Baronet
Mary Fiennes (lady-in-waiting) (1495–1531), English courtier; wife of Henry Norris
Mary Fitton (1578–1647), Elizabethan gentlewoman; maid of honour to Queen Elizabeth
Mary FitzAlan (1540–1557), English noblewoman; wife of Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk
Mary FitzMaurice, 4th Countess of Orkney (1755–1831), Scottish peer ; daughter of Murrough O'Brien, 1st Marquess of Thomond and Mary O'Brien, 3rd Countess of Orkney
Mary Forbes, Countess of Granard (?–1797), Irish countess; wife of George Forbes, 3rd Earl of Granard
Mary Fox-Strangways, Countess of Ilchester (1852–1935), Anglo-Irish noblewoman
Mary Freeman-Grenville, 12th Lady Kinloss (1922–2012), British peer
Mary Gargrave (1576–c. 1640), English courtier to Anne of Denmark
Mary Goelet (1878–1937), American-born Scottish duchess, heiress, and socialite
Mary Hamilton, Duchess of Abercorn (1848–1929), English aristocrat
Mary Innes-Ker, Duchess of Roxburghe (1915–2014), British aristocrat
Mary Jane Brabazon, Countess of Meath (1847–1918), British philanthropist; daughter of Amelia, Countess of Lauderdale, and Thomas Maitland, 11th Earl of Lauderdale
Mary Louisa Bruce, Countess of Elgin (1819–1898), British aristocrat and writer
Mary Montagu , several people
Mary of Avesnes (1280–1354), French daughter of John II, Count of Holland and Philippa of Luxembourg ; brother of William I, Count of Hainaut
Mary of Bourbon (1515–1538), French daughter of Charles, Duke of Vendôme , and Françoise d'Alençon
Mary of Guelders (c. 1434–1463 ), daughter of Arnold, Duke of Guelders
Mary of Burgundy (disambiguation) , several people
Mary of Lusignan , several people
Mary of Nassau-Siegen (1418–1472) , German countess
Mary of Nassau-Siegen (1491–1547) , German countess
Mary Osborne, Duchess of Leeds (1723–1764), British daughter of Henrietta Godolphin, née Churchill , 2nd Duchess of Marlborough , and Francis Godolphin, 2nd Earl of Godolphin
Mary Rich, Countess of Warwick (1625–1678), English countess and writer
Mary Sackville (c. 1586–1645), English royal governess
Mary Sackville, Countess of Dorset (1669–1691) , English aristocrat; wife of poet and courtier Charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset
Mary Scott, 3rd Countess of Buccleuch (1647–1661), Scottish peer
Mary Scrope (?–1548), English courtier
Mary Scudamore (c. 1550–1603), English courtier to Elizabeth I
Mary Seymour (disambiguation) , several people
Mary of Shaftesbury (?–1215/1216), English Roman Catholic abbess; daughter of Count Geoffrey V of Anjou and half-sister of King Henry II of England
Mary Shirley, Countess Ferrers (1733–1807), English noblewoman
Mary Sidney (disambiguation) , several people
Mary Somerset , several people
Mary Stanley, Countess of Derby (1824–1900), English grande dame and political hostess
Mary Sturt, Baroness Alington (1902–1936), English socialite; daughter of Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 9th Earl of Shaftesbury and Lady Constance Sibell Grosvenor
Mary Trevelyan (Lady) (1881–1966), English political hostess and voluntary worker
Mary Villiers, Countess of Buckingham (c. 1570–1632), English countess; mother of George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham
Mary von Bothmer (1842–1901), English-German writer and aristocrat
Mary von Rosen (1886–1967), Swedish Lutheran religious worker; wife of Count Eric von Rosen
Mary von Waldersee (1837–1914), American-born German philanthropist; wife of Prince Frederick of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg and Count Alfred von Waldersee
Mary Waldegrave, Countess Waldegrave (1850–1933), British peeress
Mary Watson-Wentworth, Marchioness of Rockingham (1735–1804), English wife of Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham
Mary Wood, Viscountess Halifax (1807–1884), English noblewoman
Mary Woodhouse (?–1656), English daughter of Henry Woodhouse (MP)
Mary Woodville (c. 1456–1481), English sister of Edward IV 's Queen consort , Elizabeth Woodville , and of Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl Rivers ; first wife of William Herbert, 2nd Earl of Pembroke
Mary Wriothesley, Countess of Southampton (1552–1607), wife of Henry Wriothesley, 2nd Earl of Southampton; mother of Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of SouthamptonMary (slave) (died 1838), an American teenage slave executed for murder
Mary Abbott (artist) (1921–2019), American artist
Mary Abbott (golfer) (1857–1904), American golfer
Mary Bethune Abbott (1823–1898), wife of Sir John Abbott, the third Prime Minister of Canada
Mary Bolton (addiction counsellor) (1920-1996), Irish counsellor and (non-clinical) psychotherapist
Mary Ogden Abbott (1894–1981), American artist, traveler and equestrian
Mary Adams (activist) (born 1938), tax activist who led the repeal of Maine's statewide property tax and efforts to enact a Taxpayer Bill of Rights
Mary Adams (actress) (1910–1973), American actress
Mary Adams (broadcaster) (1898–1984), administrator who helped to develop the BBC's television service in the 1950s
Mary Adams (codebreaker) (codebreaker, 1922–2010), Scottish interceptor for Bletchley Park during World War II
Mary Adams (educator) (1823–1898), Canadian women's education reformer
Mary Jane Adams (1840–1902), Irish poet
Mary Kay Adams (born 1962), American television actress
Mary Kawennatakie Adams (1917–1999), First Nations basketmaker
Mary Newbury Adams (1837–1901), American women's suffragist and education advocate
Mary Andross (1893–1968), Scottish chemist
Mary Ajami (1888–1965), Syrian writer
Mary Baker (painter) (1842–1856), English painter
Mary Ann Baker (1831–1921), American composer and singer
Mary E. Baker (1923–1995), African-American community activist
Mary Landon Baker (1901–1961), American socialite and heiress famous for her romantic life
Mary Lou Baker (1914–1965), member of the Florida House of Representatives and women's rights activist
Bonnie Baker (baseball) (Mary Geraldine Baker, 1918–2003), American baseball player
Mary Beard (classicist) (born 1955), English scholar of Ancient Rome
Mary Ritter Beard (1876–1958), American historian, author, women's suffrage activist, and women's history archivist
Mary Lincoln Beckwith (1898–1975), prominent descendant of Abraham Lincoln
Mary Kay Bergman (1961–1999), American voice actress
Mary Black (disambiguation)
Mary E. Black (1895–1988), American-Canadian occupational therapist, teacher, master weaver and writer
Mary J. L. Black (1879-1939), Canadian librarian and suffragist
Mary Borgstrom (1916–2019), Canadian potter, ceramist, and artist
Mary Brian (1906–2002), American actress and movie star
Mary Bright (1954–2002), Scottish curtain designer
Mary Lee Cagle (1864–1955), married name Mary Harris, pastor
Mary Carey, Lady Carey (c. 1609 – c. 1680 ), author and poet
Mary Clancy (born 1948), Canadian politician
Mary L. Coloe (born 1949), biblical scholar
Mary Ann Cooke (1784–1868), British missionary
Mary Costa (born 1930), American opera singer and actress
Mary Lincoln Crume (1775–c. 1832 ), aunt of American President Abraham Lincoln
Moll Davis (c. 1648–1708 ), actress and mistress of Charles II of Great Britain
Mary Davis (actress) , American silent film actress
Mary Davis (artist) (1866–1941), English artist
Mary E. P. Davis (1840–1924), American nursing instructor
Mary Davis (activist) (born 1954), Special Olympics organiser and candidate in the Irish presidential election, 2011
Mary Bond Davis (born 1958), American singer, actor and dancer
Mary Gould Davis (1882–1956), American author, librarian, storyteller and editor
Mary Lund Davis (1922–2008), modernist architect
Mary Davis, singer of the S.O.S. Band
Mary Deros , Canadian politician
Mary Dinah , Nigerian activist
Mary Dixon-Woods , social scientist
Mary East (c. 1716–1780 ), English tavern owner
Mary Baker Eddy (1821–1910), born Mary Baker, founder of Christian Science
Mary Fowler (soccer) (born 2003), Australian footballer
Mary Fuller (1888–1973), American Silent Film Actress
Mary Fuller (sculptor) (1922–2022), American sculptor and art historian
Mimi Gardner Gates (born 1943), American art historian who is the recent director of the Seattle Art Museum, stepmother of Bill Gates
Mary Maxwell Gates (1929–1994), American businesswoman, executive, civic activist, and school teacher, mother of Bill Gates
Mary Gennoy (1951–2004), American activist
Mary Grant (politician) (1928–2016), Ghanaian politician
Mary Grant (sculptor) (1831–1908), British sculptor
Mary E. Grant (born 1953), American psychiatric nurse and politician
Mary Pollock Grant (1876–1957), Scottish suffragette, politician, missionary and policewoman
Liz Grant (Mary Elizabeth Grant, born 1930), former Australian pharmacist and politician
Mary Styles Harris (born 1949), geneticist
Mel Harris (Mary Ellen Harris, born 1956), actress
Mary Harris (musician) , member of the music group Ambrosia
Mary Packer Harris (1891–1978), Scottish artist and art teacher
Mary Harris (cricketer) , New Zealand cricketer
Mary Winifred Harris , Clerk of the New Zealand House of Representatives
Mary Harris (murderer) , American murderer
Mary Harron (b. 1953), Canadian film director and screenwriter
Mary Harron (actress) , silent film era actress, sister of Harrons John and Robert also silent era actors
Mary Henderson (journalist) (1919–2004), Greek-born British journalist and host
Mary H. J. Henderson (1874–1938), administrator with World War I Scottish Women's Hospitals for Foreign Service
Mary Dorothea Heron (c. 1897–1960 ), first woman to be admitted to the Roll of Solicitors in Ireland
Mary MacLean Hindmarsh , Australian botanist
Mary Hinton (actress) (1896–1979), British actress
Mary Dana Hinton , American university administrator
Mary Hilliard Hinton (1869–1961), American historian, painter, and anti-suffragist
Mary Hobson (1926–2020), British writer, poet and translator
Mary Hobson (curler) , American curler
Mary Hodder (born 1945), Canadian politician
Sister Mary Melanie Holliday (1850–1939), American Catholic nun
Mary Hottinger (1893–1978), Scottish translator and author
Mary Ann Hutton (1862–1953), Irish language scholar and writer
Mary Ingalls (1865–1928), older sister of author Laura Ingalls Wilder
Mary E. Ireland (1834–1927), American author, translator, poet
Mamie Lincoln Isham (1869–1938), granddaughter of Abraham Lincoln
Mary Jackson (Richmond Bread Riot) (c. 1829 – c. 1870 ), leader of Richmond Bread Riot of 1863
Mary Anna Jackson (1831–1915), wife of Confederate Army general Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
Mary E. Jackson (1867–1923), African-American suffrage activist, YWCA leader and writer
Mary Percy Jackson (1904–2000), Canadian medical doctor
Mary Jackson (actress) (1910–2005), film and television actress
Mary Jackson (engineer) (1921–2005), NASA engineer
Mary Ann Jackson (1923–2003), child actress
Mary Jackson (artist) (born 1945), African-American fiber artist
Mary M. Jackson (fl. 1980s–2010s), American Navy vice admiral
Mary Jemison (1743–1833), British frontierswoman
Mary Jerrold (1877–1955), English actress
Mary Johnson (first lady) (c. 1830–1887 ), first lady of California
Mary Johnson (actress) (1896–1975), Swedish silent film performer
Mary Johnson (singer) (1898–1983), African American lowdown blues singer
Mary Johnson (cricketer) (1924–2017), English cricketer
Mary Lea Johnson (1926–1990), American theatrical producer, entrepreneur and philanthropist
Mary Johnson (born 1948), American advocate for disability rights; founded Ragged Edge magazine
Mary Johnson (writer) (born 1958), American writer and Director of A Room of Her Own Foundation
Mary Johnson (politician) , member of the North Dakota House of Representatives
Mary C. Johnson , one of the first three females to practice law in Georgia
Mary Jane Richardson Jones , American suffragist and activist from Chicago
Mary Lakeland (died 1645), English woman executed for witchcraft
Mary Lee (1921–2022), Scottish singer
Mary Johnson Bailey Lincoln (1844–1921), American science teacher
Mary Harlan Lincoln (1846–1937), daughter of James Harlan, wife of Robert Todd Lincoln, daughter-in-law of Abraham Lincoln
Mary Todd Lincoln (1818–1882), former First Lady of the United States, wife of Abraham Lincoln
Mary Johnson Lowe (1924–1999), American jurist
Mary McGee (disambiguation)
Mary Madison (born 1950), American politician
Mary Martin (1913–1990), American actress and singer
Mary Baker McQuesten (1849–1934), Canadian activist
Maybelle Stephens Mitchell (Mary Isabel Stephens Mitchell; 1872–1919), American suffragist
Mary Money (died 1905), English female murder victim
Mary Morton (1879–1965), British sculptor
Mary K. Okheena (born 1957), Inuvialuit graphic artist
Mary-Kate Olsen (born 1986), American fashion designer and former child actress
Mary Paischeff (1899–1975), Finnish ballerina
Mary Engle Pennington (1872-1952), American bacteriological chemist and refrigeration engineer
Mary Felicia Perera (born 1944), Sri Lankan Sinhala cinema actress
Mary Phagan (1899–1913), American murder victim
Mary Pudlat (1923–2001), Canadian Inuk artist
Mary Putnam (born 1988), inventor of the post-it note
Mary Quigley (1960–1977), American murder victim
Mary Quin , American businesswoman
Mary Rambaran-Olm , specialist in the literature and history of early medieval England
Mary Ramsey (born 1963), American singer-songwriter
Mary Ramsey (died 1601), English philanthropist
Mary Rice (wheelchair racer) , Irish paralympic athlete
Mary Roberts (author) (1788–1864), author, born London
Mary Fanton Roberts (1864–1956), American journalist
Mary Helen Roberts (born 1947), American politician in the state of Washington
Mary Wendy Roberts (born 1944), American politician in the state of Oregon
Mary Louise Roberts (physiotherapist) (1886–1968), New Zealand masseuse, physiotherapist and mountaineer
Mary Grant Roberts (1841–1921), Australian zoo owner
Cokie Roberts (1943–2019), real name Mary Roberts, American journalist and author
Mary Roos (born 1949), German singer
Mary Scharlieb (1845–1930), British pioneer female physician and gynaecologist
Mary Scheer (born 1963), American actress, comedian, screenwriter and producer
Mary Anne Schwalbe (1934–2009), university administrator and refugee worker
Mary Jane Seacole (1805–1881), British-Jamaican nurse, healer and businesswoman
Mary Shelley (1797–1851), English novelist who wrote the Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus
Mary Siezgle , American soldier
Mary Silvani (1948–1982), American murder victim
Mary Craig Sinclair (1882–1961), American writer and the wife of Upton Sinclair
Mary Florence Wells Slater (1864–1941), American entomologist and schoolteacher
Mary Lou Spiess (1931–1992), American designer of disabled fashion
Mary Augusta Tappage (1888-1978), Shuswap -Métis elder, midwife , and storyteller
Margaret Truman (Mary Margaret Truman, 1924–2008), only daughter of Harry S. Truman
Mary Anne MacLeod Trump (1912–2000), mother of Donald Trump
Mary L. Trump (born 1965), psychologist and author; niece of Donald Trump
Mary Frances Tucker (1837–1902), American poet
Mary Tuplin (1870—1887), Canadian female murder victim
Mary van Kleeck (1883–1972), American social scientist and socialist
Mary Burke Washington (1926–2014), American economist
Mary Ball Washington (1708–1789), mother of U.S. President George Washington
Mary Helen Washington , American literary scholar
Mary L. Washington (born 1962), Maryland legislator
Mary T. Washington (1906–2005), first African-American woman to be a certified public accountant in the United States
Mary Woffington (1729–1811), Irish actress and socialite
Mary Wollstonecraft (1759–1797), English writer and founding feminist philosopher
Mary Ziegler (born 1982), American legal historianFictional characters [ edit ] Lady Mary Talbot , in the UK historical drama TV series Downton Abbey , played by Michelle Dockery
Mary , in the UK science fiction TV programme Torchwood , played by Daniela Denby-Ashe
Mary, in the 1923 US silent semi-autobiographical comedy film Mary of the Movies , played by Marion Mack
Mary, in the 1917 UK silent drama film Mary Girl , played by Jessie Winter
Mary, in the 2017 Canadian drama film Mary Goes Round , played by Aya Cash
Mary (Ma Li), in the 1992 Hong Kong film Mary from Beijing , played by Gong Li
Mary Albright , in the US TV sitcom 3rd Rock from the Sun , played by Jane Curtin
Mary Alfyorov, in the 1926 Russian novel Mary
Mary Anastasia O'Connor, the character Maisie Ravier 's alter ego in the Maisie series of films
Mary Andrews, Archie 's mother in Archie Comics and Riverdale
Mary Ann Patterson , in the US TV series Ghost Whisperer , played by June Squibb
Mary Ann Summers , in the US sitcom Gilligan's Island , played by Dawn Wells
Mary Anne Reynolds, in the 1987 US novel Mary and the Giant
Mary Anne Spier, in Ann M. Martin's The Baby-Sitters Club series
Mary Bailey (Jericho) , in the US post-apocalyptic action drama TV series Jericho , played by Clare Carey
Mary Bailey (The Simpsons ) , in the US animated sitcom The Simpsons , voiced by Maggie Roswell and Tress MacNeille
Mary Bell, in the Japanese magical girl anime series Flower Witch Mary Bell , voiced by Chieko Honda
Mary Bennet, Lizzie's sister in Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice
Mary Bishop , in the US TV soap opera General Hospital , played by Catherine Wadkins
Mary Bradburn, in the UK crime drama TV series Silent Witness , played by Diana Hardcastle
Mary Burns, in the 1935 US drama film Mary Burns, Fugitive , played by Sylvia Sidney
Mary Camden , in the US family drama TV series 7th Heaven , played by Jessica Biel
Mary Cherry , in the US teen comedy-drama TV series Popular , played by Leslie Grossman
Mary Cherry Chua, in the 2023 Philippine supernatural horror thriller film Mary Cherry Chua , played by Abby Bautista
Mary-Claire Carter , in the UK medical drama TV series Holby City , played by Niamh McGrady
Mary Connor, in the 1931 UK thriller film 77 Park Lane , played by Betty Stockfeld
Mary Cooper , Sheldon's mother in Young Sheldon
Mary Corleone , in the 1990 US epic crime film The Godfather Part III , played by Sofia Coppola
Mary Crane, in the 1959 US horror novel Psycho
Mary Crane, in the 1921 short story The Voyage
Mary Crawford , in the 1814 novel Mansfield Park
Mary Crosswire , in the animated TV series Arthur
Mary Dahl , in the US animated superhero TV series Batman: The Animated Series , voiced by Alison La Placa
Mary Daisy Dinkle, in the 2009 Australian adult stop-motion animated comedy-drama film Mary and Max , played by Toni Collette (Adult Mary) and Bethany Whitmore (Young Mary)
Mary Darling , in Peter Pan
Mary DeAngelis , in the US crime drama TV series The Sopranos , played by Suzanne Shepherd
Mary Drake , in the US mystery teen drama TV series Pretty Little Liars , played by Andrea Parker
Mary Driscoll , in the 1922 UK novel Ulysses
Mary Elizabeth Bartowski , in the US action comedy spy drama TV series Chuck , played by Linda Hamilton
Mary Flaherty, in the 2003 US sex comedy film American Wedding , played by Deborah Rush
Mary Flaherty (EastEnders) , in the UK TV soap opera EastEnders , played by Melanie Clark Pullen
Mary Flynn , several characters
Mary-Frances Sumner , in the US primetime TV soap opera Knots Landing , played by Stacy Galina
Mary Goodnight , in the 1974 US spy film The Man with the Golden Gun , played by Britt Ekland
Mary Goskirk , in the UK TV soap opera Emmerdale , played by Louise Jameson
Mary Gray, in the 1926 US silent comedy film The American Venus , played by Esther Ralston
Mary Grayson , in DC Comics
Mary Grey, in the 1939 US comedy film 5th Ave Girl , played by Ginger Rogers
Mary Harkinson , in the UK TV soap opera EastEnders , played by Mary Woodvine
Mary Hartman , in the US satirical soap opera Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman , played by Louise Lasser
Mary Hatch Bailey , in the 1946 US Christmas supernatural drama film It's a Wonderful Life , played by Donna Reed (adult) and Jean Gale (child)
Mary Jamison , in the US supernatural drama TV series The Leftovers , played by Janel Moloney
Mary Jane Watson , Peter Parker's main love interest in the Spider-Man comics
Mary Katherine Blackwood , in Shirley Jackson 's 1962 novel, We Have Always Lived in the Castle
Mary Katherine Gallagher , in the US TV show Saturday Night Live , played by Molly Shannon
Mary Lamb, in the 2023 US Christmas comedy-drama film The Holdovers , played by Da'Vine Joy Randolph
Mary Lightly , in the US comedy-drama TV series Psych , played by Jimmi Simpson
Mary Loomis, in the 1983 US psychological slasher film Psycho II , played by Meg Tilly
Mary Lou Barebone, a character in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Mary Lou Collins , in the US TV sitcom The Larry Sanders Show , played by Mary Lynn Rajskub
Mary Mae Ward , in the US TV soap opera General Hospital , played by Rosalind Cash
Mary Margaret Blanchard , in the US fantasy adventure drama TV series Once Upon a Time , played by Ginnifer Goodwin and Bailee Madison
Mary Marvel (a.k.a. Lady Shazam or Mary Shazam), superheroine in DC Comics
Mary O'Connor, in the 1920 US drama film The Prince of Avenue A , played by Cora Drew
Mary O'Connor, in the UK soap opera London Bridge , played by Simone Lahbib
Mary Plain , anthropomorphic bear in Welsh author Gwynedd Rae 's children's novels
Mary Poppins , magical English nanny, played by Julie Andrews , Mary Wickes , Natalya Andreychenko , and Emily Blunt
Mary Reid , in the UK TV soap opera Brookside , played by Carolyn Jordan
Mary Richards , in the US TV sitcom The Mary Tyler Moore Show , played by Mary Tyler Moore
Mary Rose, in the J.M. Barrie play Mary Rose
Mary Russell , in the Mary Russell & Sherlock Holmes mystery series
Mary Sanderson , in the 1993 US fantasy comedy film Hocus Pocus , played by Kathy Najimy
Mary Saotome , in the Japanese manga series Kakegurui , voiced by Minami Tanaka (Japanese), Kira Buckland (Netflix English dub), and Christina Kelly (Sentai Filmworks dub)
Mary Sawyer , Tom Sawyer's cousin in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer , by Mark Twain
Mary Shannon , in the US drama TV series In Plain Sight , played by Mary McCormack
Mary Shaw, in the Canadian animated web series Mary and Flo On the Go! , voiced by Rebecca Liddiard
Mary Shepherd-Sunderland , in the horror anthology media franchise Silent Hill , voiced by Monica Taylor Horgan
Mary Shieler , in the 2009 US documentary film Talhotblond
Mary Simpson, in the 1632 book series
Mary Simpson, in the 1964 Italian comedy western film Two Mafiamen in the Far West , played by Ana Casares
Mary Smith, in the 2017 Japanese animated fantasy film Mary and the Witch's Flower , voiced by Hana Sugisaki (Japanese) and Ruby Barnhill (English)
Mary Smith, in the 1921 UK silent drama film Mary-Find-the-Gold , played by Betty Balfour
Mary Smythe , in the US TV soap opera All My Children , played by Anna Stuart
Mary Spuckler , in the US animated sitcom The Simpsons , voiced by Zooey Deschanel
Mary Thomas , in the US TV sitcom Frasier , played by Kim Coles
Mary-Todd Holt , in the novel series The 39 Clues
Mary Angela and Mary Therese Tribbiani, Joey Tribbiani 's sisters in NBC sitcom Friends
Mary Walker , in the US TV series Iron Fist , played by Alice Eve
Mary Walker, the alter-ego of the comic book character Typhoid Mary (comics)
Mary Watson (Morstan), a character in the Canon of Sherlock Holmes
Mary Whitehead, in the 1969 US comedy film Angel in My Pocket , played by Lee Meriwether
Mary Williams (The Young and the Restless) , in the US TV soap opera The Young and the Restless , played by Carolyn Conwell
Mary Williams, in the 1977 French western film Another Man, Another Chance , played by Jennifer Warren
Mary Winchester , in the US TV drama series Supernatural , played by Samantha Smith , Amy Gumenick , and Meg Donnelly
Mary Worth , several characters
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^ Isaiah 40:15
^ Rashi. "Commentary on Shir Hashirim (Song of Songs)" . p. 2:13. "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."
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^ Wallace (2004)
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