Marie

American

[muh-ree, ma-ree] / məˈri, maˈri /

noun

Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg, 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
a female given name, French form of Mary.

Marie British

/ məˈriː /

noun

1875–1938, queen consort of Ferdinand I of Romania. A granddaughter of Queen Victoria, she secured Romania's support for the Allies in World War I

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Marie Anne Ledingham, consultant clinical advisor for women's and reproductive health at NICE, said recommending a "simple" annual review was an "important step".

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2026

This week the head of the Ecologists party Marie Tondelier broke something of a taboo when she said that air-conditioning would be needed in schools and hospitals.

From BBC • Jun. 24, 2026

In the video, neighbors can be heard angrily admonishing police officers for killing the dog while the woman, identified as Marie Marseille, held the animal, crying.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2026

Chief Financial Officer Marie Myers said that HPE is seeing an influx of demand for server space to support agentic AI tools, which require more complex and intensive computational workloads.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

“Soon I’d like to dance the role of a Party Girl or Marie, but when I get bigger I want to dance the Arabian and the Sugar Plum Fairy,” I answered.

From "Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina" by Michaela DePrince

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