Re: [tied] name MARIA, MARY, MARIA

Peter wrote

> You must include Miriam, as this is an alternative for Mary in
> several places in the Greek New Testament.

This is the name also of Moses' sister. I understand it is often
derived from the Ancient Egyptian Meryet, or found in the
non-theophoric element of names such as Meryamun - the name of
Twosret, sister of Princes Moses (aka Amenmesse) who reigned in the
12th century BCE.

Regards

John

>
> Peter
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: João S. Lopes Filho
> To: cybalist@...
> Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2001 9:08 PM
> Subject: [tied] name MARIA, MARY, MARIA
>
>
> I'm beginning to compile an multi-language archive with personal

names, and I'd like your help to improve them

>
> MARIA
>
> Portuguese: Maria
>
> Gallician: Maria
>
> Spanish: Mari´a
>
> Catallonian: Mari, Maria
>
> Basque: Mari, Maria, Miren
>
> French: Marie
>
> Occitanian:
>
> Rheto-roman:
>
> Italian: Maria
>
> Sardinian: Maria
>
> Romanian: Maria
>
> English: Mary
>
> Old English:
>
> Dutch: Mirjan, Marie, Marijke
>
> German: Maria, Marie
>
> Old High German:
>
> Danish:
>
> Norwegian:
>
> Icelandese:
>
> Swedish:
>
> Norse:
>
> Gothic:
>
> Finnish - Mirja, Mirjami, Marjatta, Marja, Maria, Maija
>
> Hungarian - Ma´ria, Marika
>
> Church Slavic:
>
> Russian - Mariya, Maika
>
> Belorussian -
>
> Ukrainian - Maria, Marie
>
> Polish - Marja, Maryla
>
> Czech - Mari, Marie
>
> Slovak
>
> Bulgarian
>
> Serbocroatian - Marija
>
> Macedonian
>
> Slovenian
>
> Lithuanian - Marija
>
> Latvian - Marija, Marika
>
> Modern Greek - Mariam
>
> Byzantine
>
> Classic Greek
>
> Albanese - Mari, Mrije, Mri
>
> Armenian - Maria, Mariam
>
> Irish - Moira
>
> Welsh - Mari, Meira
>
> Hawaiian - Malia
>
> Arabian
>
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