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Meaning of Marye | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. A female given name, variant of Mary.
  2. A surname.

Examples

“This yeare the kinge maried hys daughter Marye to Alexander kynge of Scottes, and he receaued homage of the ſame Alexander foꝛ the realme of Scotlande.”
“Miss Marye Dahnke (B.S. 1921) has been made director of the recently organized home economics department of the Kraft Cheese Company, Chicago, Illinois.”
“Marye Anne Fox was the first woman to be appointed permanent chancellor to the University of California, San Diego.”
“In 1594 John Morice of Keven Llitha had at least five illegitimate daughters – Elizabeth, Alice, Elenor, Katherine and Anne – all of whom he left in the care of his wife, Gwenllian Jankin. The wording of his will is a little unclear, but a sixth daughter, Marye, married to John Beane, may have completed the family.”
“Marye smiled, seeing that it was Theresa, a captain in Marye's original home defense force. Lady Theresa faced the crowd. “I stand with Queen Marye!” said Theresa as she saluted Marye with a clenched fist to her heart as she raised her longbow over her head.”
“Rev. James Marye, Jr., having been ordained, commenced his ministry in St. Thomas’ Parish, Orange county, in 1761. Here he remained for six years, when, upon the death of his father, Rev. James Marye, Sen’r, (a Huguenot who had fled to Virginia from religious persecution,) who was the minister of St. George’s Parish, Spotsylvania county, for thirty-one years, he was chosen to supply his place, and continued thus to serve until 1780.”
“THE MARYES RETURN / Burlingame is more than delighted over the news that Mr. and Mrs. George T[homas] Marye are soon to be back again, and this time for good and all, for Mr. Marye, who has been the American ambassador at Petrograd for the past couple of years, has recently resigned his post.”
“John Marye, whose own Brampton stood on that hill above Fredericksburg against which in December [Ambrose] Burnside had thrown his men in bloody, vain assaults, had married Jane Hamilton; […]”
“John Lawrence Marye, Jr., enlisted in the Confederate States Army serving from 4/23/1861-7/26/1864; was promoted to Sgt., in Capt. Pollock's Co., Virginia Light Artillery, and had the unique experience of being in line of battle during the Battle of Fredericksburg, in his own front yard.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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