玛丽 (Mǎlì): Mary (name)

Meanings

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

Mǎlì shì wǒ de hǎo péngyou.

Mary is my good friend.

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