Marie

French variation of Mary

"drop of the sea, bitter, or beloved"

Marie Origin and Meaning

The name Marie is a girl's name of Hebrew, French origin meaning "drop of the sea, bitter, or beloved".

The ubiquitous French version of Mary came into the English-speaking world in the nineteenth century. In the United States, Marie was a huge hit at the turn of the last century and for the ensuing fifty years, becoming the seventh most popular name in the country for three years, from 1901 to 1904.

Now, though, Marie sounds more dated than either Mary or Maria, though it once rivaled both. Even its days as a widely-used middle name have passed. The freshest way to use Marie today may be as the first part of a traditional French double name: Marie-Christine, Marie-Claude, and so on, or the French diminutive Manon.

There have been countless notable Maries over the years, from French Queen Marie Antoinette to physicist Marie Curie to singer Marie Osmond (born Olive Marie).

Marie is the French form of Maria, which ultimately was derived from the Hebrew name Maryam/Mariam. The original meaning of Maryam is uncertain, but theories include "drop of the sea" (from Hebrew roots mar "drop" and yam "sea"); "bitter" (from Hebrew marah "bitterness"); and "beloved" (from the Egyptian root mr).

Marie Rank in US Top 1000

# 649 in the US

Marie Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 255 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Marie

• 649 US 2023
• 255 Nameberry 2025
• 665 Future 2028
• 829 England 2020
• 87 France 2023
• 15 Germany 2024
• 184 Netherlands 2015
• 44 Norway 2024
• 35 Denmark 2023
• 27 Belgium 2023
• 158 Switzerland 2023
• 2 Austria 2023

20 Names Similar to Marie

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• Gabrielle
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Famous People Named Marie

• Marie Antoinette (born Maria Antonia Josepha Johanna) Queen consort of Louis XVI of France
• Marie Louise (born Maria Ludovica Leopoldina Franziska Therese Josepha Lucia) Duchess of Parma, Empress consort of Napoleon I of France
• (Maximilianne Wilhelmine Auguste Sophie) Marie of Hesse and by Rhine birth name of Maria Alexandrovna, Empress consort of Alexander II of Russia
• Marie José Charlotte Sophie Amélie Henriette Gabrielle, last Queen of Italy as wife of Umberto II
• Marie de' Medici Queen consort of Henry IV of France
• Marie Alexandra Victoria of Edinburgh Queen consort of Ferdinand I of Romania
• Marie (Adélaïde) Clotilde Xavière Queen consort of Charles Emmanuel IV of Sardinia
• Marie Thérèse Charlotte Madame Royale, Queen consort of Louis Antoine, Duke of Angoulême (for 20 minutes)
• Maria Karolina Zofia Felicja "Marie" Leszczyaska Queen consort of Louis XV of France
• Marie Curie (born Maria Salomea Sklodowska) Polish,French physicist
• (Olive) Marie Osmond American singer
• Mary "Marie" Cahill American actress and singer
• Marie Catherine Laveau American voodoo queen
• Marie Prevost Canadian actress
• Marie de France French,English medieval poet
• Marie Lu (Xiwei) American novelist
• (Gun )Marie Fredriksson, Swedish pop singer of duo Roxette
• Katherine Elizabeth "Marie" Wilson American actress
• Marie Eve Pelletier, Canadian tennis player
• Marie France Dubreuil, Canadian ice dancer
• Marie Jade Lauriault, Canadian ice dancer who competes for France
• Marie Triepcke Krøyer Alfvén Danish painter
• Marie Taglioni Swedish ballet dancer
• Marie Avgeropolous Canadian actress
• Marie Eleonor Serneholt Swedish pop singer of the A*Teens
• Marie Helvin Japanese,British,American model
• Marie Lloyd stage name of Matilda Alice Victoria Wood, English music hall singer
• Marie Dressler (born Leila Marie Koerber) Canadian actress
• Marie Reilly Irish singer of group Cherish The Ladies
• Marie Eve Nault, Canadian soccer player
• Marie Elise Akouavi Gbèdo, Beninese politican
• Marieanne Spacey English footballer
• Marie Kondo Japanese organizing consultant and author and the inventor of the KonMari method
• Marie Elisabet Ledin Swedish music publisher and author, wife of musician Tomas Ledin
• Marie Christine Anna Agnes Hedwig Ida von Reibnitz Princess Michael of Kent
• Marie Nikolaevna Romanov Grand Duchess of Russia, third daughter of Tsar Nicholas II
• Marie of France Countess of Champagne
• Marie Adélaïde Princess of Savoy, wife of Louis, Dauphin of France
• Marie Luise Alexandrine Karoline Princess of Hohenzollern,Sigmaringen
• Marie Alexandrine Elisabeth Eleonore of Mecklenburg Schwerin, Duchess of Russia
• Marie Joséphine Louise of Savoy wife of the future King Louis XVIII of France
• Victor Marie Hugo (male) author of the novel Les Miserables and other classics
• Jean Marie Loret (male), a French railway worker, the son of Adolf Hitler
• Jean Marie Le Pen (male), a French politician
• Jean Marie Leclair (male), a Baroque violinist and composer, considered to have founded the French violin school

The name Marie in Pop Culture

• Marie Stahlbaum heroine of "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King"
• Marie little white kitten in Disney's "The Aristocats"
• Marie Barone character on TV's "Everybody Loves Raymond"
• Marie Schrader character on TV series "Breaking Bad"
• Marie character in manga/anime "Soul Eater"
• Marie Idaho character in video game "The Sims 3" Moonlight Bay
• Anna Marie D'Ancanto also known as Rogue, character from Marvel Universe
• Marie de St. Caux character in G. A. Henty's "In the Reign of Terror"
• Elena Marie Gilbert lead character on TV's "The Vampire Diaries"
• Marie Laure LeBlanc, one of the main protagonists along with Werner Pfennig in 'All The Light We Cannot See'
• Marie Kanker antagonist of "Ed, Edd n Eddy"
• "Oh Marie " song by Sheryl Crow
• "Marie Christine " song by Gordon Lightfoot
• Marie Callender's restaurant and frozen food
• Marie Claire women's magazine
• Marie Grace Gardner, character in the American Girl doll series
• 'The Day I Met Marie' song by Cliff Richard