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I prefer to think of the derivation of "Mary" using mir as the root word. From Latin; mir (wonderful), mirare (to wonder at or to look). It could also mean "to witness". It seems more in keeping with Mary's character to associate her with witnessing and miracles than salty, bitter, harsh, etc.
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In 1811, nearly a quarter of all the women in Britain were named Mary.
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Mary may have originated from myrrh which means 'bitter'. It is a resin from a tree with thorny branches. It was used in medicine and for it's fragrance, may have been synonymous with a term for 'perfume'.
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According to saints.sqpn.com, this name means "myrrh".
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The name Mary actually derives from Miryam. And the meaning for these names is "someone who is always worshiping God".
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I once read that it meant "bitter", as in "bitterly loved".
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I believe that this name was a derivative of the Greek or Hebrew 'miriam' which means to heal with a sting, or bitter healing, supposedly myrths of cassia and allure, in similarity meaning of the cliche 'the truth hurts'.
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It actually means "living fragrance".
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This name was considered a holy name by the middle class English people.
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According to Jewish tradition, Miriam (the name Mary comes from) means "bitterly wished for child".
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Hoe:
Phonogram mr; determinatives to hoe; till the soil.
phonogram mr; determinatives to love; loosen the soil; till.
Canal:
Determinative/logogram of; to love, canal; river, lake, river Nile, lover, friend.
Phonograms mr, mj; phonetic-determinative mr.