Mare

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mare"

English

Proper noun

Mare

1. A diminutive of the female given names Mary, Maria, Marianne, or other female names beginning with Mar-, from Hebrew.

Usage notes

Only common in Philadelphia/Delaware Valley English.

Estonian

Etymology

Vernacular form of both Maarja (“Mary”) and Margareeta (“Margaret”).

Proper noun

Mare

1. a female given name

Greenlandic

Etymology

Archaic spelling of Mari.

Proper noun

Mare

1. a female given name from Danish

References

• Nuka Møller: Kalaallit aqqi (Greenlandic personal names), Oqaasileriffik 2015, →ISBN
• [1] Danskernes navne 2005, including the residents of Greenland

Romanian

Etymology

From mare.

Proper noun

Mare m (genitive/dative lui Mare)

1. a surname