Given name · also Egyptian
ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ
ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ (maria) is a feminine given name from Coptic, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew. It is used in Coptic and Old Nubian.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ comes from Coptic, and ultimately from Biblical Hebrew.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In Coptic usage, ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ developed from מרים.
ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ’s family of names
In Coptic usage, ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ developed from the Hebrew form מרים. In Coptic usage, ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ has a conventional equivalent in the English form Mary. In Old Nubian usage, ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ developed from the Arabic form مريم.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ has relatives in 5 languages. Lines run from its Egyptian roots to each of them.
6 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 6
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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