| 词汇 | maryland |
| 词源 | Maryland. A popular but incorrect belief has it that Maryland was named for the Virgin Mary because it was originally settled by Catholics. The Old Line State actually bears the name of Henrietta Maria (1609–69), wife of England’s King Charles I and daughter of France’s Henry IV. When Maryland was settled under Lord Calvert in 1632 as a haven for persecuted Catholics, Henrietta Maria was a natural selection for its name, and in the original Latin charter the area is called Terra Mariae. It seems that Maryland was to be named for King Charles at first, but he already had the Carolinas named after him and suggested “Mariana,” as a name honoring his queen. This was rejected by Lord Baltimore because it was the name of a Jesuit who had written against the monarchy and Terra Mariae was adopted instead. Maryland, one of the 13 original colonies, bears the name “Old Line State” because of the bravery of her soldiers— men of the line—during the Revolutionary War. |
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