玛丽 (Mǎlì): Mary (name)

Meanings

Both characters are chosen for pleasant meanings: 玛 (agate/gem) and 丽 (beautiful), while approximating the sound 'Mary'.

玛丽是我的好朋友。

Mǎlì shì wǒ de hǎo péngyou.

Mary is my good friend.

玛丽明天要去上海。

Mǎlì míngtiān yào qù Shànghǎi.

Mary is going to Shanghai tomorrow.

culture

玛丽 is the standard transliteration for Mary/Marie. The biblical Virgin Mary is 圣母玛利亚 (Shèngmǔ Mǎlìyà) — a longer, more formal transliteration.

玛丽·居里 Mǎlì · Jūlǐ

Marie Curie

Nobel Prize-winning physicist and chemist

玛 mǎ

丽 lì