Mary may refer to:

People

Mary (name) Mary is a feminine given name, the English form of the name Maria, which was in turn a Latin form of the Greek name grc, Μαρία, María, label=none or grc, Μαριάμ, Mariam, label=none, found in the Septuagint and New Testament. The l ...

, a feminine given name (includes a list of people with the name)

Religious contexts

New Testament people named Mary The name ''Mary'' (Greek ' or ') appears 54 times in the New Testament, in 49 verses. It was the single most popular female name among Palestinian Jews of the time, borne by about one in four women, and most of the New Testament references to ''M ...

, overview article linking to many of those below *

Mary, mother of Jesus Mary; arc, ܡܪܝܡ, translit=Mariam; ar, مريم, translit=Maryam; grc, Μαρία, translit=María; la, Maria; cop, Ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ, translit=Maria was a first-century Jews, Jewish woman of Nazareth, the wife of Saint Joseph, Jose ...

, also called the Blessed Virgin Mary *

Mary Magdalene Mary Magdalene (sometimes called Mary of Magdala, or simply the Magdalene or the Madeleine) was a woman who, according to the four canonical gospels, traveled with Jesus as one of his followers and was a witness to crucifixion of Jesus, his cru ...

, devoted follower of Jesus *

Mary of Bethany Mary of Bethany is a biblical figure mentioned only by name in the Gospel of John in the Christian New Testament. Together with her siblings Lazarus and Martha, she is described by John as living in the village of Bethany, a small village in Juda ...

, follower of Jesus, considered by Western medieval tradition to be the same person as Mary Magdalene *

Mary, mother of James Mary, mother of James is identified in the synoptic gospels as one of the women who went to Jesus' tomb after he was buried. and refer to "Mary the mother of James" as one of the Myrrhbearers, the women who went to the tomb of Jesus. Along wit ...

Mary of Clopas According to the Gospel of John, Mary of Clopas ( grc, Μαρία ἡ τοῦ Κλωπᾶ, ''María hē tou Clōpá'') was one of the women present at the crucifixion of Jesus and bringing supplies for his funeral. The expression ''Mary of Clop ...

, follower of Jesus *

Mary, mother of John Mark Mary, mother of John Mark is mentioned in the Acts 12:12, which says that, after his escape from prison, Peter went to her house: "When he realized this, he went to the house of Mary, the mother of John whose other name was Mark, where many were ...

Mary of Egypt Mary of Egypt ( cop, Ϯⲁⲅⲓⲁ Ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ Ⲛⲣⲉⲙⲛ̀ⲭⲏⲙⲓ; ; c. 344 – c. 421) is an Egyptian saint, highly venerated as a Desert Mother in the Eastern Orthodox and Coptic Churches. The Catholic Church commemorates her a ...

, patron saint of penitents *

Mary of Rome Mary of Rome was a 1st century Christian woman mentioned in Paul the Apostle's Epistle to the Romans (16:6). She is said to have treated Paul with special kindness, and to have "laboured much among" the early Christian community. Although it has be ...

, a New Testament woman * Mary, mother of Zechariah and sister of Moses and Aaron; mostly known by the Hebrew name:

Miriam Miriam ( he, מִרְיָם ''Mīryām'', lit. 'Rebellion') is described in the Hebrew Bible as the daughter of Amram and Jochebed, and the older sister of Moses and Aaron. She was a prophetess and first appears in the Book of Exodus. The Tor ...

Mary the Jewess Mary or Maria the Jewess ( la, Maria Hebraea), also known as Mary the Prophetess ( la, Maria Prophetissa) or Maria the Copt ( ar, مارية القبطية, Māriyya al-Qibṭiyya), was an early alchemist known from the works of Zosimos of Panopo ...

one of the reputed founders of alchemy, referred to by Zosimus. *

Mary 2.0 Mary 2.0 (german: Maria 2.0) is a movement by Roman Catholic women in Germany to raise awareness of sexism, the mishandling of sexual abuse scandals, and other issues within the Catholic Church. Name The name of the initiative was chosen since ...

, Roman Catholic women's movement *

Maryam (surah) Maryam ( ar, مريم, ; Arabic synonym of "Mary") is the 19th chapter (''sūrah'') of the Qur'an with 98 verses (''āyāt''). The 114 chapters in the Quran are roughly ordered by size. The Quranic chapter is named after Mary, mother of Jes ...

"Mary", 19th surah (chapter) of the Qur'an

Royalty

Mary, Countess of Blois Mary, Countess of Blois, also known as ''Marie of Avesnes'', (1200–1241) was countess of Blois from 1230 to 1241. She was the daughter of Walter of Avesnes and Margaret of Blois.(FR)Henri Platelle, ''Présence de l'au-delà: une vision médiéva ...

(1200–1241), daughter of Walter of Avesnes and Margaret of Blois *

Mary of Burgundy Mary (french: Marie; nl, Maria; 13 February 1457 – 27 March 1482), nicknamed the Rich, was a member of the House of Valois-Burgundy who ruled a collection of states that included the duchies of Limburg, Brabant, Luxembourg, the counties of ...

(1457–1482), daughter of Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy *

Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark, Countess of Monpezat, (born Mary Elizabeth Donaldson; 5 February 1972) is the wife of Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark. Frederik is the heir apparent to the throne, which means that should he succeed, Mary ...

(born 1972), wife of Crown Prince Frederik *

Mary I of England Mary I (18 February 1516 – 17 November 1558), also known as Mary Tudor, and as "Bloody Mary" by her Protestant opponents, was Queen of England and Ireland from July 1553 and Queen of Spain from January 1556 until her death in 1558. Sh ...

(1516–1558), aka "Bloody Mary", Queen of England and Ireland *

Mary II of England Mary II (30 April 166228 December 1694) was List of English monarchs, Queen of England, List of Scottish monarchs, Scotland, and Monarchy of Ireland, Ireland, co-reigning with her husband, William III of England, William III & II, from 1689 unt ...

(1662–1694), Queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland *

Mary of Guelders Mary of Guelders (; c. 1434/1435 – 1 December 1463) was Queen of Scotland by marriage to King James II of Scotland. She ruled as regent of Scotland from 1460 to 1463. Background She was the daughter of Arnold, Duke of Guelders, and Cath ...

(c. 1434–1463), daughter of Arnold, Duke of Guelders *

Mary of Guise Mary of Guise (french: Marie de Guise; 22 November 1515 – 11 June 1560), also called Mary of Lorraine, was a French noblewoman of the House of Guise, a cadet branch of the House of Lorraine and one of the most powerful families in France. She ...

(1515–1560), Queen Consort of James V of Scotland and mother of Mary, Queen of Scots *

Mary, Queen of Hungary Mary, also known as Maria of Anjou (, , ; 137117 May 1395), reigned as Queen of Hungary and Croatia (officially 'king') between 1382 and 1385, and from 1386 until her death. She was the daughter of Louis the Great, King of Hungary and Poland, ...

(1371–1395), daughter of Louis I the Great of Hungary *

Mary of Modena Mary of Modena ( it, Maria Beatrice Eleonora Anna Margherita Isabella d'Este; ) was Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland as the second wife of James II and VII. A devout Roman Catholic, Mary married the widower James, who was then the young ...

(1658–1718), Queen Consort of King James II of England and VII of Scotland *

Mary I of Portugal , succession = Queen of Portugal , image = Maria I, Queen of Portugal - Giuseppe Troni, atribuído (Turim, 1739-Lisboa, 1810) - Google Cultural Institute.jpg , caption = Portrait attributed to Giuseppe Troni, , reign ...

(1734–1816), daughter of King Joseph I of Portugal *

Mary II of Portugal , image = Queen Maria II by John Simpson.jpg , caption = Portrait by John Simpson, 1835 , succession = Queen of Portugal , reign = , predecessor = Pedro IV , successor = Miguel I , reg-type = Regents , regent ...

(1819–1853), daughter of the future King Pedro IV * Mary, Queen of Scots (1542–1587), mother of James I of England * Mary of Teck (1867–1953), Queen Consort of George V of the United Kingdom * Mary of Woodstock (1278–1332), daughter of Edward I of England

Others

* A pseudonym for Communist Party USA activist Williana Burroughs (1882–1945), used in the 1920s * Mary (conjoined twin) (2000–2000), pseudonym of Rosie Attard, subject of a 2001 legal case * Mary (slave) (died 1838), an American teenage slave executed for murder * Miriai (c. first century CE), a woman in Mandaeism

Places

* Mary Region, in southeast Turkmenistan ** Mary District, in Mary Province ** Mary, Turkmenistan, capital city of the province, located in Mary District *** Mary International Airport * Mary, Saône-et-Loire, France * Mary River (disambiguation) * Mary's Point, New Brunswick, Canada

Arts and entertainment

Theater

* Mary (musical), ''Mary'' (musical) (1920), by Otto Harbach and Frank Mandel with music by Louis Hirsch

Film

* Mary (1931 film), ''Mary'' (1931 film), an Alfred Hitchcock film * Mary (1994 film), ''Mary'' (1994 film), an Australian documentary * Mary (2005 film), ''Mary'' (2005 film), a film directed by Abel Ferrara about an actress playing Mary Magdalene * Mary (2019 film), ''Mary'' (2019 film), an American horror film

Television

* Mary (1978 TV series), ''Mary'' (1978 TV series), a variety series * Mary (1985 TV series), ''Mary'' (1985 TV series), a sitcom

Fictional characters

* Mary Poppins (character), Mary Poppins, fictional nanny with magical powers * Mary, a character in ''Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race'', a Canadian animated series * Mary, a character played by Drew Barrymore in the 2009 American romantic comedy-drama movie ''He's Just Not That Into You (film)#Cast, He's Just Not That Into You'' * Mary Conner, a character in the American sitcom television series ''List of Roseanne and The Conners characters#Mary Conner, Roseanne'' * Mary Hartman, the title character on the soap opera satire ''Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman'' * Mary Jensen, the main character played by Cameron Diaz in the 1998 American romantic comedy movie ''There's Something About Mary#Cast, There's Something About Mary'' * Mary Melody, a character in the ''Tiny Toon Adventures'' animated television series * Mary Test, the older twin sister of Susan Test in the American animated series ''Johnny Test'' * Lady Mary Talbot (née Crawley), a List of Downton Abbey characters, character in ''Downton Abbey'', played by Michelle Dockery

Music

Albums

* Mary (Mary J. Blige album), ''Mary'' (Mary J. Blige album), 1999 * Mary (Mary Travers album), ''Mary'' (Mary Travers album), 1971 * Mary (Sarkodie album), ''Mary'' (Sarkodie album), 2015

Songs

* "Mary", Russian-language art song by Alexander Egorovich Varlamov * Mary (Monique Brumby song), "Mary" (Monique Brumby song), a 1996 song from ''Thylacine'' * Mary (Sarah Slean song), ''Mary'' (Sarah Slean song), a track on the 2004 album ''Day One'' by Sarah Slean * Mary (Scissor Sisters song), ''Mary'' (Scissor Sisters song), a 2004 song by American rock band Scissor Sisters * Mary (Supergrass song), ''Mary'' (Supergrass song), a 1999 song by British band Supergrass * "Mary", a 2017 song by Big Thief on the album ''Capacity (album), Capacity'' * "Mary", a song by Kings of Leon on the album ''Come Around Sundown'' * "Mary", a song by The 4 of Us on the album ''Songs for the Tempted'' * "Mary (Tori Amos song), Mary", a song by Tori Amos on the album ''Tales of a Librarian'' * "Mary", a song by John Cale from the album ''Shifty Adventures in Nookie Wood'' * "Mary", a song by Oingo Boingo on ''Boingo (album), Boingo'' * "Mary", a song by Robert Fripp on ''Exposure (Robert Fripp album), Exposure'' * "Mary", a song by Sarah McLachlan on the album ''Fumbling Towards Ecstasy'' * "Mary", a song by Buffy Sainte-Marie on ''Illuminations (Buffy Sainte-Marie album), Illuminations'' * "Mary", a song by Sublime on the album ''Robbin' the Hood'' * "Mary", a song by The Subways on the album ''Young for Eternity'' * "Mary", a song by Pete Townshend written for the concept album ''Lifehouse (rock opera), Lifehouse'' * "Mary", a song by Dune Rats on ''The Kids Will Know It's Bullshit'' * "Mary Is a Grand Old Name", a song by George M. Cohan from ''Forty-five Minutes from Broadway'' * "Mary (I'm in Love with You)", a song written by J. Fred Coots and Ozzie Nelson

Novels

* Mary (Nabokov novel), ''Mary'', by Vladimir Nabokov * ''Mary: A Fiction'', a 1788 novel by Mary Wollstonecraft

Ships and boats

* Mary (HBC vessel), ''Mary'' (HBC vessel), operated by the HBC from 1737–1749, see Hudson's Bay Company vessels * , the proposed naval name and designation for a motorboat that was never acquired

Other uses

* Mary (crater), a lunar impact crater * Mary (elephant), an elephant from the ''Sparks World Famous Shows'' circus * Mary (programming language) *

, Roman Catholic women's movement