Maria

See also: maria, maría, Mária, María, Mâria, Marià, and Mariä
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English

Etymology 1

Etymology tree
Hebrew מִרְיָם (miryam)bor.
Aramaic מריםbor.
Koine Greek Μᾰρῐ́ᾱ (Mărĭ́ā)bor.
Latin Mariabor.
English Maria

    Borrowed from Latin Maria, borrowed from Koine Greek Μᾰρῐ́ᾱ (Mărĭ́ā), borrowed from Aramaic מרים, borrowed from Hebrew מִרְיָם (miryam). Doublet of Mary, Marie, and Miriam.

    Pronunciation

    • (usually) IPA(key): /məˈɹiːə/
    • (also especially the variant "Mariah") IPA(key): /məˈɹaɪə/
    • Rhymes: -iːə, -aɪə
    • Audio (Southern England):(file)

    Proper noun

    Maria

    1. A female given name from Hebrew.
      • 1629, Thomas Adams, Meditations upon Creed, The Works of Thomas Adams, James Nichol (1862), volume 3, page 211:
        Yet herein they come short of the monks and friars in their conceits of the word Maria; they have so tossed it and turned it, so anagrammatized and transposed it, that never were five poor letters so worried since time did put them into the alphabet.
      • 1776, Adam Fitz-Adam: The World of Adam Fitz-Adam. Edinburgh, Apollo Press 1776: Numb. 187. Thursday, July 29, 1756:
        By their dresses, their names, and the airs of quality they give themselves, I am rendered ridiculous among all my acquaintance. My wife, who is a very plain good woman, and whose name is Amey, has been new-christened, and is called Amelia; and my little daughter, a child of a year old, is no longer Polly, but Maria.
      • 1957, “Maria”, in Stephen Sondheim (lyrics), Leonard Bernstein (music), West Side Story:
        I've just kissed a girl named Maria / And suddenly I found how wonderful a sound can be! / Maria! Say it loud and there's music playing / Say it soft and it's almost like praying
      • 2025 September 19, Alisha Ebrahimji, Emma Tucker, “Chicago-area mayor says federal agents teargassed him at a protest outside an ICE facility”, in CNN‎[1], Atlanta, Ga.: Warner Bros. Discovery, archived from the original on 14 April 2026:
        CNN anchor and correspondent Maria Santana was reporting from the scene when she and her team were hit by pepper balls and tear gas that officers fired into the crowd. “At that time, I can tell you, it is very hard to breathe, very hard to talk, your eyes begin to water,” she reported.
    2. Synonym of Mary, mother of Jesus, in Latin, Spanish, etc. contexts.
    3. A surname originating as a matronymic.
    Derived terms
    Translations
    Statistics
    • According to
      2024, “national data”, in Popular Baby Names‎[2] (dataset names.zip), US Social Security Administration, archived from the original on 2024-3-10:
      , Maria is the 91st most common female given name for US births in 2022. According to the 2010 United States Census, Maria is the 7395th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4500 individuals. Maria is most common among Hispanic/Latino (58.20%) and White (31.93%) individuals.

    Etymology 2

    Proper noun

    Maria

    1. A Dravidian language spoken in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh provinces in India.
    Derived terms

    Further reading

    Etymology 3

    Proper noun

    Maria

    1. A Papuan language spoken in Papua New Guinea.

    Further reading

    Anagrams

    Catalan

    Pronunciation

    Proper noun

    Maria f

    1. a female given name, equivalent to English Mary
    2. Mary (biblical character)

    Cebuano

    Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Hebrew מִרְיָם (miryam)bor.
    Aramaic מריםbor.
    Koine Greek Μᾰρῐ́ᾱ (Mărĭ́ā)bor.
    Latin Marīa
    Spanish Maríader.
    Cebuano Maria

      Derived from Spanish María.

      Proper noun

      Maria

      1. a female given name from Hebrew
      2. the Virgin Mary, the mother of Christ
      3. (biblical) any of several other women in the New Testament, notably Mary Magdalene and Mary of Bethany, the sister of Martha
      4. a municipality of Siquijor

      Cimbrian

      Proper noun

      Maria f

      1. (Luserna) a female given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Mary
        Moi muatar khinnt vodar Tetsch, si hoazt Maria.
        My mother is from Tezze sul Brenta, her name is Maria.

      References

      Danish

      Etymology

      From Latin Maria, from Ancient Greek Μαρία (María), Μαριάμ (Mariám), from Aramaic מרים (Maryām), corresponding to the Hebrew מרים (Miryām). A Latinate variant of the vernacular Danish Marie.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /mɑˈʁiːæ/[1]
      • IPA(key): /mɑˈʁeːæ/[1]
      • IPA(key): /mɑˈʁiˀæ/[1]
      • IPA(key): /mɑˈʁeˀæ/[1]

      Proper noun

      Maria

      1. Mary (Biblical character)
      2. a female given name

      References

      1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Maria, prop.", Udtaleordbog.dk, retrieved 23 July 2022.
      • [3] Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 50 339 females with the given name Maria have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the last frequency peak in the 1980s. Accessed on March 20th, 2011.

      Dutch

      Etymology

      From Vulgate Latin Maria, from Ancient Greek Μαρία (María), Μαριάμ (Mariám), from Aramaic מרים (Maryām), corresponding to the Hebrew מרים (Miryām).

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /maːˈri.(j)aː/
      • Audio:(file)

      Proper noun

      Maria

      1. Mary (Biblical character, mother of Jesus)
      2. Mary (Biblical character, Mary Magdalene)
      3. a female given name from Hebrew; variant forms Maaike, Marie, Marieke, Marijke, Marije, Mieke, Mie

      Descendants

      • Negerhollands: Maria, Marie

      Estonian

      Etymology

      From Latin Maria, from Ancient Greek Μαρία (María), Μαριάμ (Mariám), from Aramaic מרים (Maryām), corresponding to the Hebrew מרים (Miryām). A Latinate variant of Maarja.

      Proper noun

      Maria

      1. a female given name

      Faroese

      Proper noun

      Maria

      1. a female given name
      2. (biblical) Mary

      Usage notes

      Matronymics

      • Maria's son: Mariuson
      • Maria's daughter: Mariudóttir

      Declension

      singular
      indefinite
      nominative Maria
      accusative Mariu
      dative Mariu
      genitive Mariu

      Finnish

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ˈmɑriɑ/, [ˈmɑ̝riɑ̝]
      • Rhymes: -ɑriɑ
      • Syllabification(key): Ma‧ri‧a
      • Hyphenation(key): Ma‧ria

      Etymology 1

      From Vulgate Latin Maria, from Ancient Greek Μαρία (María), Μαριάμ (Mariám), from Aramaic מרים (Maryām), corresponding to Biblical Hebrew מרים (Miryām) (whence Mirjam).[1]

      Proper noun

      Maria

      1. Mary (Biblical character)
        • 1548, Mikael Agricola, transl., Se Wsi Testamenti [The New Testament], Stockholm, Pyhen Mattheusen Euangelium (Matthew) 1:18:
          IESUSEN CHRISTUSEN syndymys/ nein oli. Cosca Maria hene’ eitens oli Josephijn kihlattu enne’ quin hen weij sen cotians leuttin hen oleua raskas pyheste Hengest.
          [JESUSEN KRISTUKSEN syntymys, näin oli. Koska Maria hänen äitins oli Josefin kihlattu enne’ kuin hän vei sen kotians löyettiin hän oleva raskas pyhästä Hengest.]
          Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost.
      2. a female given name
        • 1983, Eva Illoinen, Ovi pimeään, Tammi, →ISBN, page 155:
          Sirkku oli kovin väärä nimi. Mikä vahinko, etteivät ihmiset voineet etukäteen tietää miltä heidän lapsensa tulevat näyttämään ja sitten antoivat niille ihan vääriä nimiä. Maria sen olisi pitänyt, Maria tämä oli, kapeat kasvot ja tumma tukka, ei mikään Sirkku voinut näyttää tuollaiselta.
          Sirkku wasn't quite the right name. Such a shame it is that people couldn't foresee what their children would look like to prevent giving them names that are completely wrong. She should have been a Maria. Definitely a Maria, narrow face and dark hair, no Sirkku would look anything like that.
        • 1998, Leena Lehtolainen, Tuulen puolella, Tammi, →ISBN, page 321:
          Olin lapsena harmitellut nimeäni, jota silloin ei ollut muilla kuin mummoilla ja lahkolaisperheiden jälkeläisillä. Yläasteella minua oli piikitelty Neitsyt Mariaksi, vaikka raju ja poikamainen käytökseni oli kaikkea muuta kuin neitseellistä. Olin usein ihmetellyt miksi agnostikkovanhempani olivat valinneet niin vahvasti kristillisyyteen liittyvän nimen. He väittivät sen johtuvan vain siitä, että molempien isoäitieni nimi oli ollut Maria.
          As a child, I had regretted my name that only grandmas and children in sectarian families used to have back then. In junior high I had been mocked as a "Virgin Mary", even though my rough and boyish behavior was anything but virginal. I often wondered why my agnostic parents gave me a name so heavily associated with Christianity. They just said it was because both of my grandmothers had also been called Maria.
      3. (colloquial) synonym of Marianpäivä
        mitä Mariana katolla, sitä vappuna vaolla ― the weather at the end of March bodes the weather when May begins (literally, “what you have on the roof on St Mary's (day), you will have on the furrows on May Day / you will have as much snow on the fields on May Day as you had on your roof on Lady Day”)
      Usage notes
      • This has been a common given name in Finland since the Middle Ages and is a popular middle name today.
      Declension
      Inflection of Maria (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
      nominative Maria Mariat
      genitive Marian Marioiden
      Marioitten
      partitive Mariaa Marioita
      illative Mariaan Marioihin
      singular plural
      nominative Maria Mariat
      accusative nom. Maria Mariat
      gen. Marian
      genitive Marian Marioiden
      Marioitten
      Mariain rare
      partitive Mariaa Marioita
      inessive Mariassa Marioissa
      elative Mariasta Marioista
      illative Mariaan Marioihin
      adessive Marialla Marioilla
      ablative Marialta Marioilta
      allative Marialle Marioille
      essive Mariana Marioina
      translative Mariaksi Marioiksi
      abessive Mariatta Marioitta
      instructive — Marioin
      comitative See the possessive forms below.
      Possessive forms of Maria (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
      first-person singular possessor
      singular plural
      nominative Mariani Mariani
      accusative nom. Mariani Mariani
      gen. Mariani
      genitive Mariani Marioideni
      Marioitteni
      Mariaini rare
      partitive Mariaani Marioitani
      inessive Mariassani Marioissani
      elative Mariastani Marioistani
      illative Mariaani Marioihini
      adessive Mariallani Marioillani
      ablative Marialtani Marioiltani
      allative Marialleni Marioilleni
      essive Marianani Marioinani
      translative Mariakseni Marioikseni
      abessive Mariattani Marioittani
      instructive — —
      comitative — Marioineni
      second-person singular possessor
      singular plural
      nominative Mariasi Mariasi
      accusative nom. Mariasi Mariasi
      gen. Mariasi
      genitive Mariasi Marioidesi
      Marioittesi
      Mariaisi rare
      partitive Mariaasi Marioitasi
      inessive Mariassasi Marioissasi
      elative Mariastasi Marioistasi
      illative Mariaasi Marioihisi
      adessive Mariallasi Marioillasi
      ablative Marialtasi Marioiltasi
      allative Mariallesi Marioillesi
      essive Marianasi Marioinasi
      translative Mariaksesi Marioiksesi
      abessive Mariattasi Marioittasi
      instructive — —
      comitative — Marioinesi
      first-person plural possessor
      singular plural
      nominative Mariamme Mariamme
      accusative nom. Mariamme Mariamme
      gen. Mariamme
      genitive Mariamme Marioidemme
      Marioittemme
      Mariaimme rare
      partitive Mariaamme Marioitamme
      inessive Mariassamme Marioissamme
      elative Mariastamme Marioistamme
      illative Mariaamme Marioihimme
      adessive Mariallamme Marioillamme
      ablative Marialtamme Marioiltamme
      allative Mariallemme Marioillemme
      essive Marianamme Marioinamme
      translative Mariaksemme Marioiksemme
      abessive Mariattamme Marioittamme
      instructive — —
      comitative — Marioinemme
      second-person plural possessor
      singular plural
      nominative Marianne Marianne
      accusative nom. Marianne Marianne
      gen. Marianne
      genitive Marianne Marioidenne
      Marioittenne
      Mariainne rare
      partitive Mariaanne Marioitanne
      inessive Mariassanne Marioissanne
      elative Mariastanne Marioistanne
      illative Mariaanne Marioihinne
      adessive Mariallanne Marioillanne
      ablative Marialtanne Marioiltanne
      allative Mariallenne Marioillenne
      essive Mariananne Marioinanne
      translative Mariaksenne Marioiksenne
      abessive Mariattanne Marioittanne
      instructive — —
      comitative — Marioinenne
      third-person possessor
      singular plural
      nominative Mariansa Mariansa
      accusative nom. Mariansa Mariansa
      gen. Mariansa
      genitive Mariansa Marioidensa
      Marioittensa
      Mariainsa rare
      partitive Mariaansa Marioitaan
      Marioitansa
      inessive Mariassaan
      Mariassansa       		Marioissaan
      Marioissansa
      elative Mariastaan
      Mariastansa       		Marioistaan
      Marioistansa
      illative Mariaansa Marioihinsa
      adessive Mariallaan
      Mariallansa       		Marioillaan
      Marioillansa
      ablative Marialtaan
      Marialtansa       		Marioiltaan
      Marioiltansa
      allative Marialleen
      Mariallensa       		Marioilleen
      Marioillensa
      essive Marianaan
      Marianansa       		Marioinaan
      Marioinansa
      translative Mariakseen
      Mariaksensa       		Marioikseen
      Marioiksensa
      abessive Mariattaan
      Mariattansa       		Marioittaan
      Marioittansa
      instructive — —
      comitative — Marioineen
      Marioinensa
      Derived terms
      compounds
      Statistics
      • Maria is the 22nd most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 20,045 female individuals (and as a middle name to 178,729 more, making it more common as a middle name), and also belongs as a middle name to 46 male individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

      Etymology 2

      Proper noun

      Maria

      1. partitive singular of Mari
        Rakastan Maria.
        I love Mari.

      References

      1. ^ Kustaa Vilkuna (2005) [1976], Pirjo Mikkonen, editor, Etunimet, 4th edition, Helsinki: Otava, published 2011, →ISBN

      Anagrams

      French

      Etymology

      From Vulgate Latin Maria, from Ancient Greek Μαρία (María), Μαριάμ (Mariám), from Aramaic מרים (Maryām), corresponding to the Hebrew מרים (Miryām). A Latinate variant of the vernacular French Marie.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ma.ʁja/

      Proper noun

      Maria f

      1. a female given name

      Anagrams

      German

      Etymology

      From Vulgate Latin Maria, from Ancient Greek Μαρία (María), Μαριάμ (Mariám), from Aramaic מרים (Maryām), corresponding to the Hebrew מרים (Miryām).

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /maˈʁiːa/
      • Audio (Austria):(file)
      • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
      • Hyphenation: Ma‧ri‧a

      Proper noun

      Maria f (proper noun, genitive Marias or (usually only with the Virgin Mary) Mariens or (in fixed Catholic expressions) Mariä, plural Marias)

      1. a female given name, equivalent to English Mary

      Usage notes

      • The genitive form Mariä is restricted to Catholic contexts, and chiefly to the Virgin Mary. It is now very rare outside of fixed terms like Mariä Verkündigung (“Feast of the Annunciation”). In contemporary German, the genitive Mariens is also widely restricted to the Virgin, while the only form commonly used for other persons is Marias.
      • In historic texts the name is often declined as in Latin. See Marīa.

      Declension

      Declension of Maria [feminine]
      singular plural
      indef. def. noun def. noun
      nominative eine die Maria die Marias
      genitive einer der Marias, Mariens1, Mariä2 der Marias
      dative einer der Maria, Mariä2 den Marias
      accusative eine die Maria die Marias

      1Usually only with the Virgin Mary.
      2In fixed Catholic expressions.

      Derived terms

      Proper noun

      Maria m (proper noun, strong, genitive Marias, plural Marias)

      1. a male given name, used as a middle name, chiefly by Catholics

      Declension

      Declension of Maria [masculine, strong]
      singular plural
      indef. def. noun def. noun
      nominative ein der Maria die Marias
      genitive eines des Marias der Marias
      dative einem dem Maria den Marias
      accusative einen den Maria die Marias

      Hawaiian

      Etymology

      From the 19th century translation of the Bible into Hawaiian, from Ancient Greek Μαρία (María), Μαριάμ (Mariám), corresponding to the Hebrew מרים (Miryām).

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /maˈli.a/, [məˈli.jə]

      Proper noun

      Maria

      1. Mary (Biblical character)
        • 2012 Baibala Hemolele, Mataio 1:18 (tr. KJV Matthew 1:18):
          Penei hoʻi ka hānau ʻana o Iesū Kristo: I hoʻopalau ʻē ʻia kona makuwahine ʻo Maria na Iosepa, ʻaʻole naʻe lāua i pili, a ʻikea ʻo ia, ua hāpai na ka ʻUhane Hemolele.
          Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost.
      2. a female given name originating from the Bible, of 19th century usage (but possibly pronounced like Malia)

      Descendants

      References

      Indonesian

      Etymology

      From Vulgate Latin Maria, from Ancient Greek Μαρία (María), Μαριάμ (Mariám), from Aramaic מרים (Maryām), corresponding to the Hebrew מרים (Miryām). Doublet of Maryam.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ma.ˈri.a/
      • Rhymes: -a
      • Hyphenation: Ma‧ri‧a

      Proper noun

      Maria

      1. Mary (Biblical character, mother of Jesus)
      2. Mary (Biblical character, Mary Magdalene)
      3. a female given name from Hebrew

      Further reading

      Italian

      Etymology

      Etymology tree
      Hebrew מִרְיָם (miryam)bor.
      Aramaic מריםbor.
      Koine Greek Μᾰρῐ́ᾱ (Mărĭ́ā)bor.
      Latin Marīa
      Italian Maria

        Inherited from Latin Maria.

        Pronunciation

        • IPA(key): /maˈri.a/
        • Rhymes: -ia
        • Hyphenation: Ma‧rì‧a

        Proper noun

        Maria f

        1. (biblical) Mary, Miriam (biblical figures)
        2. a female given name, equivalent to English Mary

        Descendants

        Noun

        Maria f (invariable)

        1. (informal) cannabis, marijuana
          Synonym: Maria Giovanna

        Interjection

        Maria (possibly regional)

        1. Expressing exasperation: oh goodness gracious
          Maria, ancora i piatti ho da fare!
          Goodness gracious though, the dishes I still have to do!
          1. (by extension) Expressing resignation, sometimes playfully.
        2. Expressing fear: goodness!
          Maria, mi hai fatto prendere un bel spavento! ― Goodness, you gave me a good spook!
        3. General expression of surprise.
          Maria, ragione hai! ― Holy goodness, you're right!
        4. (slightly humorous) An expression of surprise when something unintended, as well as loud and/or problematic happens as a side effect of handling (or interacting with) something (e.g. fixing an object and more parts fall off, or something falls and makes a loud noise).

        Usage notes

        • Variably causes syntactic doubling in the phrase Ave Maria (“Hail Mary”), pronunced /ave(m)‿maria/.
        • When used as an interjection:
          • The starting /m/ is often lengthened in pronunciation for greater emphasis.
          • When used in sense 1.1 (expression of resignation), as well as sense 4 (unexpected problems) the word is often used alone.
          • When used to express exasperation (sense 1), the stressed /i/ is usually lengthened.
          • When used for surprise in further unexpected problems arising (sense 4), the word is pronounced a lot faster and the final syllable is not pronounced: [mːäˈriˑj]

        Anagrams

        Japanese

        Romanization

        Maria

        1. Rōmaji transcription of マリア

        Latin

        Etymology

        Etymology tree
        Hebrew מִרְיָם (miryam)bor.
        Aramaic מריםbor.
        Koine Greek Μᾰρῐ́ᾱ (Mărĭ́ā)bor.
        Latin Maria

          From Koine Greek Μᾰρῐ́ᾱ (Mărĭ́ā), from post-Biblical Hebrew and Aramaic מרים (Maryam), from Biblical Hebrew מרים (Miryám).

          Pronunciation

          Proper noun

          Marīa f (genitive Marīae); first declension

          1. a female given name
          2. Mary (mother of Jesus)
            • 4th c., Prudentius, Dittochaeon 99-100:
              "Sānctus tē spīritus", inquit,
              "Inplēbit, Maria. Chrīstum pariēs, sacra virgō."
              "The Holy spirit", he said, "will fill you, Mary. You shall bear Christ, O holy virgin."
            • 6th c., Venantius Fortunatus, Carmina 8.3:
              Inde Deī genetrīx pia Virgŏ Marīa coruscat
              virgineōque agnī dē grege dūcit ovēs.
              Hence, the mother of God, the pious Virgin Mary, quivers, and leads the lambs of the virgineal flock of Jesus.

          Declension

          First-declension noun.

          singular plural
          nominative Marīa Marīae
          genitive Marīae Marīārum
          dative Marīae Marīīs
          accusative Marīam Marīās
          ablative Marīā Marīīs
          vocative Marīa Marīae

          Derived terms

          Descendants

          Borrowings

          References

          Malay

          Etymology

          Borrowed from Portuguese Maria. Doublet of Maryam.

          Proper noun

          Maria

          1. (Christianity) Mary, mother of Jesus

          Synonyms

          Norman

          Proper noun

          Maria f

          1. a female given name

          Norwegian

          Etymology

          From Latin Maria, from Ancient Greek Μαρία (María), Μαριάμ (Mariám), from Aramaic מרים (Maryām), corresponding to the Hebrew מרים (Miryām). Recorded as a given name in Norway since the Middle Ages.

          Proper noun

          Maria

          1. Mary (Biblical character)
          2. a female given name

          Derived terms

          References

          • Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
          • [4] Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 16 621 females with the given name Maria living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with frequency peaks the 1990s and the 2000s. Accessed on April 18th, 2011.

          Old English

          Etymology

          From Latin Maria, from Ancient Greek Μαρία (María), Μαριάμ (Mariám), from Aramaic מרים (Maryām), corresponding to the Hebrew מרים (Miryām).

          Pronunciation

          • IPA(key): /ˈmɑˌriː.ɑ/

          Proper noun

          Marīa f

          1. Mary
            • 10th century, The Descent into Hell:
              Cwōm sēo murnende Marīa on dæġrēd, hēht hȳ ōþre mid eorles dohtor.
              The mourning Maria came on the dawn, bade the other daughter of the man.

          Declension

          Weak:

          singular plural
          nominative Marīa —
          accusative Marīan —
          genitive Marīan —
          dative Marīan —

          Old Galician-Portuguese

          Alternative forms

          Etymology

            Inherited from Latin Maria.

            Pronunciation

            • IPA(key): /maˈɾia/
            • Rhymes: -ia
            • Hyphenation: Ma‧ria

            Proper noun

            Maria f

            1. (biblical) Mary (mother of Jesus)
              Synonym: Santa Maria
            2. a female given name, equivalent to English Mary

            Descendants

            References

            Old Saxon

            Proper noun

            Maria

            1. (biblical) Mary.
            2. a female given name

            Declension

            Maria (feminine n-stem)
            singular plural
            nominative Maria Mariun, Marian, Marion
            accusative Mariun, Marian, Marion Mariun, Marian, Marion
            genitive Mariun, Marian, Marion —
            dative Mariun, Marian, Marion Mariun, Marian, Marion
            instrumental — —

            Polish

            Etymology

            Etymology tree
            Hebrew מִרְיָם (miryam)bor.
            Aramaic מריםbor.
            Koine Greek Μᾰρῐ́ᾱ (Mărĭ́ā)bor.
            Latin Marīalbor.
            Polish Maria

              Learned borrowing from Latin Marīa. Doublet of Maryja.

              Pronunciation

              • IPA(key): /ˈma.rja/
              • Audio:(file)
              • Rhymes: -arja
              • Syllabification: Ma‧ria

              Proper noun

              Maria f (diminutive Marysia or Marynia or Mania, augmentative Marycha)

              1. (countable) a female given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek, in turn from Aramaic], equivalent to English Mary
              2. (uncountable, biblical, Christianity, dated) Mary (mother of Jesus)
                Synonym: Maryja

              Declension

              Declension of Maria
              singular plural
              nominative Maria Marie
              genitive Marii Marii, Maryj1
              dative Marii Mariom
              accusative Marię Marie
              instrumental Marią Mariami
              locative Marii Mariach
              vocative Mario Marie

              1Archaic.

              Further reading

              • “Maria”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[5] (in Polish)

              Portuguese

              Etymology

              Etymology tree
              Latin Maria
              Old Galician-Portuguese Maria
              Portuguese Maria

                Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Maria, from Latin Maria. Doublet of Miriam.

                Pronunciation

                • (Brazil) IPA(key): /maˈɾi.ɐ/

                • Rhymes: -iɐ
                • Hyphenation: Ma‧ri‧a

                Proper noun

                Maria f (plural Marias)

                1. (biblical) Mary (mother of Jesus)
                  Synonyms: Virgem Maria, Virgem, Santa Maria, Nossa Senhora
                2. a female given name, equivalent to English Mary or Maria

                Usage notes

                • According to the 2022 Brazilian census, the given name Maria belonged to 12,284,478 individuals in Brazil. It was the country’s most common given name, corresponding to 6.05% of the total population.[1]

                Derived terms

                Descendants

                See also

                References

                1. ^ Brasil (2025), “Maria”, in “Nomes no Brasil [Names in Brazil]”, in Censo 2022 (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: IBGE, v1.0.15

                Further reading

                Romanian

                Etymology

                Borrowed from Latin Maria, from Ancient Greek Μαρία (María), Μαριάμ (Mariám), from Aramaic מרים (Maryām), corresponding to the Hebrew מרים (Miryām).

                Pronunciation

                • Audio:(file)

                Proper noun

                Maria f (genitive/dative Mariei)

                1. Mary (Biblical character)
                2. a female given name, equivalent to English Mary

                Swedish

                Etymology

                From Latin Maria, from Ancient Greek Μαρία (María), Μαριάμ (Mariám), from Aramaic מרים (Maryām), corresponding to the Hebrew מרים (Miryām). First recorded in Sweden in 1344.

                Pronunciation

                • IPA(key): /ma²riːa/
                • Audio:(file)

                Proper noun

                Maria c (genitive Marias, sometimes Marie)

                1. Mary (Biblical character)
                2. a female given name

                Usage notes

                • Traditionally popular as a given name in Sweden, Maria was (for example) the most common first name of women born in the 1960s. It is also a popular middle name.

                Derived terms

                References

                • Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
                • [6] Statistiska centralbyrån: 444 914 females with the given name Maria living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010. Accessed on March 29th, 2011.

                Tagalog

                Alternative forms

                • Ma. — abbreviation

                Etymology

                Etymology tree
                Hebrew מִרְיָם (miryam)bor.
                Aramaic מריםbor.
                Koine Greek Μᾰρῐ́ᾱ (Mărĭ́ā)bor.
                Latin Marīa
                Spanish Maríabor.
                Tagalog Maria

                  Borrowed from Spanish María, from Latin Marīa, borrowed from Koine Greek Μᾰρῐ́ᾱ (Mărĭ́ā), borrowed from Aramaic מרים, borrowed from Hebrew מִרְיָם (miryam). Doublet of Mary.

                  Pronunciation

                  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /maˈɾija/ [mɐˈɾiː.jɐ], /maɾiˈja/ [mɐˈɾja]
                  • Rhymes: -ija, -a
                  • Syllabification: Ma‧ri‧a

                  Proper noun

                  Maria or Mariá (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜇᜒᜌ or ᜋᜇ᜔ᜌ)

                  1. (biblical) Mary
                  2. a female given name from Spanish

                  Derived terms

                  See also

                  Further reading

                  • “Maria”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018

                  Anagrams

                  Vietnamese

                  Proper noun

                  Maria

                  1. alternative spelling of Ma-ri-a (“Mary”)

                  Walloon

                  Pronunciation

                  • IPA(key): /maˈʀja/

                  Proper noun

                  Maria

                  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Mary

                  Yoruba

                  Etymology

                  From English Mary.

                  Pronunciation

                  • IPA(key): /mà.ɾí.à/

                  Proper noun

                  Màríà

                  1. (biblical) Mary
                  2. a female given name from English
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