Marie is the Czech, French, Dutch and German form of Mary. Marie is also the variant of Maria for Danish, English, Icelandic, Norwegian, and Swedish, although Icelandic and sometimes Swedish borrowed it from French, or Norwegian. It is also a name derived from Mary and Maria. One of the most common female names in the French language, it is used for French men as well (see below), and is pronounced in the same way as the French word mari which means husband. Also a variant of Mary (Latin) star of the sea. Earliest English form of the name which was revived in the 19th century, also it is the Danish and Norwegian cognate of Maria due to the pronunciation.