Name Maryland Gender Feminine & Masculine Usage English (American, Rare) Pronounced Pron. /ˈmɛr.ɪl.ənd/(English) Edit Status Status Meaning & History From the place name Maryland, literally "Mary's land". A known bearer of this name was Maryland Mathison Hooper McCormick (1897-1985), an American socialite and the second wife of newspaper editor and publisher Robert McCormick.