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I found an interesting, if outdated, essay in the Old Catholic Encyclopedia regarding the etymology of the name Mary: http://snipurl.com/1qy2k. Among other etymologies, the essay proposes linking Mary with the several Hebrew words I haven't seen Mary linked with before. But, maybe because it was published in 1912, it only gives the Romanized transcriptions of these words; and since I'm curious and am wondering for completeness's sake, could somebody please provide the Hebrew script forms for me?

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The forms and meanings are taken verbatim from the essay (so don't yell at me if something's wrong ;-)):
1. mari "mistress"
2. meri "rebellion"
3. am (pronominal suffix) (as exampled by meri am "their rebellion")
4. mar "drop" (I think they mean "drop of liquid" here)
5. merum "bitterness"
6. marar "bitter one"
7. marah "great sorrow"
8. mara "fat one, well-nourished one"
9. marah "strong one, ruling one"
10. ra'am "gracious one" or "charming one"
11. rum "exalted one"

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I've already found the Hebrew script forms of three words mentioned in the essay:
1. מָר (már or mar) "bitter"
2. מור (mor) "myrrh"
3. יָם (yam) "sea"

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Miranda