Marie (Japanese given name)

Marie

Pronunciation	Japanese: [maɾie]
Gender	Female
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	different meanings depending on the kanji
Region of origin	Japanese
Other names
Related names	Mari Mariko

Marie or Marié (まりえ、マリエ) is a feminine Japanese given name.

Possible writings

Marie can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:

• 真理恵, "truth, blessing"
• 万里江, "long distance, big river"
• 真理絵, "truth, picture"
• 万里絵, "long distance, picture"
• 麻理恵 , "hemp, reason, blessing"

The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana.

People

• Marie Arai (荒井 万里絵, born 1981), Japanese figure skater
• Marié Digby (born 1983), American musician, singer, and songwriter
• Marie Helvin (born 1952), Japanese–American model
• Marie Iitoyo (飯豊 万理江, born 1998), Japanese model and actress
• Marie Kai (甲斐 まり恵, born 1980), Japanese actress
• Marie Kondo (近藤 麻理恵, born 1985), Japanese author, organizing consultant, and television presenter
• Marie Miyake (三宅 麻理恵, born 1985), Japanese voice actress
• Marie Mizuno (水野 麻里絵), Japanese voice actress
• Marie Yamaguchi (山口 真理恵, born 1989), Japanese rugby sevens player
• Marie Ueda (植田 真梨恵, born 1990), Japanese singer and songwriter

Fictional characters

• Marie Gold (レスリー星人マリー・ゴールド), from Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger