fem. proper name, O.E.
Maria, Marie, "mother of Jesus," from L.
Maria, from Gk.
Mariam, Maria, from Aram.
Maryam, from Heb.
Miryam, sister of Moses (Ex. xv.), of unknown origin, said to mean lit. "rebellion." Nursery rhyme "Mary had a Little Lamb" written early 1830 by Sarah Josepha Hale of Boston; published Sept. 1830 in "Juvenile Miscellany," a popular magazine for children.
Mary Jane is 1921 as the proprietary name of a kind of low-heeled shoe worn chiefly by young girls, 1928 as slang for
marijuana.
[mair-ee] 
) 1867–1953, Queen of England 1910–36 (wife of George V).