Meaning:
Its source is a Welsh expression meaning "Wished-for child."
Languages:
This girl's name is used in Welsh, English, Japanese, Finnish, Hungarian, Scandinavian and Norwegian.
Popularity:
The name Mari ranked 862nd in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.
Narrative:
It is a Welsh and Hungarian equivalent of the English name Mary, and a nickname of the Greek-derived English name Damaris.
Depending on the characters used to represent it, the Japanese form of this name may mean either ''Ten thousand villages'' or ''True village.''
Associations:
In French, mari means husband.
''Mary Jane,'' ''Mary Warner'' and ''Mary Ann'' are slang terms for marijuana.
A Bloody Mary is drink made with vodka, tomato juice and spices. The non-alcoholic version is called a Virgin Mary.
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