Mary

Mary is a feminine given name, the English form of the name Maria, which was in turn a Latin form of the Greek names Μαριαμ, or Mariam, and Μαρια, or Maria, found in the Bible New Testament. (Maria could also be a feminine version of the Latin name Marius.) Both New Testament names were forms of the Hebrew name מִרְיָם or Miriam/Miryam. Diminutives of the English Mary include: Marilyn, May, Mollie, and Polly.

In the works of Harry Turtledove, Mary may refer to the following characters:


 * Mary Anna Custis Lee, the historical wife of General Robert E. Lee and who appears in the novel The Guns of the South.
 * Mary Anna Morrison Jackson, the historical wife of General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson and who appears in the novel How Few Remain.
 * Mary Carleton, a historical figure who appears in the Atlantis (series) as the owner of Mary's Paradise.
 * Mary Flowers, a fictional character from the short story "Crybaby".
 * Mary Jane Enos, a fictional character from the Southern Victory series.
 * Mary Kelly, a historical figure referenced in the short story "Gentlemen of the Shade".
 * Mary Lincoln, the historical wife of President Abraham Lincoln and referenced in the novel How Few Remain.
 * Mary McGregor Pomeroy, a POV character from the Southern Victory series.
 * Mary Renault, a historical author referenced in the Supervolcano series.

Monarchs with the name Mary:
 * Mary I of England, a historical monarch referenced in the novel Ruled Britannia.
 * Mary II of England, a historical monarch referenced in the novel The Two Georges and The War That Came Early series.
 * Mary I of Scotland, a historical monarch referenced in the novel Ruled Britannia.

Characters named Marilyn:
 * Marilyn Monroe, a historical American actress referenced in the short story "A Massachusetts Yankee in King Arthur's Court".

Characters named May:
 * May Cavendish, a minor character in the novel Blood and Iron.

Characters named Mollie:
 * Mollie Bean, a historical Confederate woman who enlisted in the 47th North Carolina regiment and appears in the novel The Guns of the South.

Characters named Polly
 * Polly (Atlantis), a minor character in the short story "The Scarlet Band".
 * Polly (The War That Came Early), a prostitute and minor character in the novel Coup d'Etat.
 * Polly Nichols, a historic victim of Jack the Ripper and referenced in the short story "Gentlemen of the Shade".

Characters named only Maria:
 * Maria (Eighth-Grade), a Filipina aide at the Hebrew Home for the Aging who plays a minor role in "The Eighth-Grade History Class Visits the Hebrew Home for the Aging".
 * Maria (Farmers' Law), Father George's wife in "Farmers' Law".
 * Maria (Slave), a minor fictional character from Opening Atlantis.
 * Maria (Gunpowder Empire), a slave girl in Gunpowder Empire.

Characters with the first name Maria:
 * Maria Klein, a moderately important fictional character in the novel In the Presence of Mine Enemies.
 * Maria Peterfalvy, a fictional victim of the South Bay Strangler in the Supervolcano series.
 * Maria Tenace, a student and member of the Young Socialists' League in The Gladiator.
 * Maria Tresca, a member of the Socialist Party in the Southern Victory series.

Characters named Marie:
 * Marie (The War That Came Early), a minor character in The War That Came Early series.
 * Marie (Worldwar), a minor character in the Worldwar series.
 * Marie Antoinette, historic French queen referenced in In High Places.
 * Marie Fabianski, a CNN news reporter in the novel All Fall Down.
 * Marie Galtier, a Quebecois matriarch in the Southern Victory series.

Characters named Miriam:
 * Miriam, a member of the Second Irgun in the short story "Next Year in Jerusalem".
 * Miriam Birnbaum, a minor character in the Supervolcano trilogy.
 * Miriam Rosen, a chief medical officer in the Worldwar franchise.

Mary may also refer to:


 * Mary Celeste, historic mystery ship, referenced in the short story "Before the Beginning".