Marie
mah-REE (French); MAH-ree / MAH-ree-eh in some languages
A classic form of Mary, long associated with the Christian tradition and the sense of “bitter.”
Meaning
Marie is the French form of Mary, ultimately from the Hebrew name Miriam. In the 19th-century sources provided, it is glossed with the traditional etymological sense “bitter.” The excerpts also note that Marie was used on the Continent and could even appear as a male name in France in some contexts.
Origin
HebrewLatinFrenchfeminine
Fun fact
One excerpt notes that Marie could function as a male name in France and elsewhere on the Continent, even though it is overwhelmingly feminine today.
Confidence: sourced. Sources: History of Christian Names, Praenomina; or, the etymology of the principal Christian names of Great Britain and Ireland.