Etymology

Maryport

M3A1R1Y4P3O1R1T1

Today it means: A coastal town and civil parish with a town council in Cumberland district, Cumbria, England, previously in Allerdale borough, and historically in the county of Cumberland (OS grid ref NY0336). Full definition →

English port ← Old English port ← Latin portus
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The story

  1. Biblical Hebrewמִרְיָם (miryɔm)
  2. Aramaicמרים
  3. Koine GreekΜᾰρῐ́ᾱ (Mărĭ́ā)
  4. LatinMarīa
  5. Old FrenchMarie
  6. Middle EnglishMarie
  7. EnglishMary
  8. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*pértus
  10. Proto-Italic*portus
  11. Latinportus
  12. Old Englishport
  13. Englishport
  14. English todayMaryport

From Mary + port.

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