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What does the name Mary mean?
Ginny Kubitz Moyer Answers:
Mary is the English translation of the Hebrew name Miriam (in Latin, it’s Maria). There are different possible meanings for the name Mary. Some sources say that it means “bitter,” while others suggest that it means something more like “beloved” or “the sublime one.” Whatever the meaning, it seems likely that Mary was named after Miriam the sister of Moses, who was a well-known woman in the Jewish tradition.
