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France.

But the French tend to use Marie as a first name, e.g. Marie-Louise, Marie-Claude, Marie-Celeste, Marie-Hélène. Perhaps its most popular uses as a middle name are Anne-Marie (= Mary Ann) and Jeanne-Marie (= Mary Jane).

The French name Marie is derived from Latin Maria, which is from Hebrew Mariam or Miriam.

Mariam literally means "bitter". It was the word for the plant "myrrh". Pllant names are popular in many cultures; naming a child Myrrh is equivalent to naming her Lily, Rose, Violet, etc.

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