| Group info: About Mary, the group of names with the same origin as Marishka | | Meaning/translation: | maybe bitterness |  | Language of origin: | Hebrew |  | Info about origin: | as the name of Mary, the mother of Jesus, a symbol for pure and deep love |  |  | the meaning of the name is disputed; maybe it means bitterness |  |  | another possibility is an Egyptian origin with the name derived from mry (beloved) |  |  | Maria is the Greek/Latin original form, Mirjam the older Aramaic/Hebrew form |  |  | probably the most often used Christian female name |  | Words: | mirjam = the bitterness  Aramaic |  |  | mry = the beloved  Egyptian |  | Topics: | Old Testament |  | Variants' top ranks: | 1:Maria Germany 1998,  1:María Madrid 1998,  1:Marie Germany 2023,  1:Mary England+Wales 1914,  1:Marija Macedonia 2011,  1:Mariana Colombia 2011,  1:Mia Germany First 2015,  1:Maryam India 2020,  1:Mária Hungary 2014,  1:Mía Puerto Rico 2014 |  | Somehow related to: | Mariano/Mariana, Marielena, Marlene |  | Old/original forms: | Maria Latin, Mariam Old Greek, Mariamne Hebrew, Mirjam Aramaic |  | Name variants: | Maaike, Maï, Maija, Maika, Maike, Maiken, Máire, Mairi, Máirín, Majken, Maleah, Malia, Maliah, Mamie, Manca, Manja, Manon, Mara, Maraike, Marei, Mareika, Mareike, Mareile, Mari, Mari, Maria, María, María, Mária, Mariah, Mariam, Mariam, Mariam, Mariami, Marian, Mariana, Mariane, Marica, Marie, Marieke, Mariel, Mariela, Mariele, Mariell, Mariella, Marielle, Marietta, Mariette, Marija, Marijke, Marika, Marike, Marilyn, Mariola, Marion, Mariona, Marisa, Marishka, Mariska, Marissa, Marita, Maritta, Maritza, Mariya, Mariya, Mariyah, Mariyka, Marja, Marja, Marjatta, Marjet, Marusa, Marusha, Marushka, Mary, Marya, Maryam, Masa, Mascha, Masha, Maureen, May, Meeri, Meike, Meriem, Merjem, Mery, Meryem, Mhairi, Mia, Mía, Miah, Mie, Mieke, Mija, Mimi, Mimmi, Minnie, Miriam, Mirijam, Mirja, Mirjam, Miya, Moira, Mollie, Molly, Monja, Moyra, Myah, Myriam, Myrjam, Polly, Ria, Riana   Sortable list   Details | 
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