Maria

Etymology 1

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 English Mary.

Etymology 2

Etymology 3

Anagrams

• ARIMA, Amari, Amira, amira, marai, miraa

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /məˈɾi.ə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /maˈɾi.a/

Proper noun

Maria f

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

Etymology

From Spanish María.

Proper noun

Maria

1. a female given name
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

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 Danish Marie.

Proper noun

Maria

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

References

• 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.

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

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Proper noun

Maria

1. Mary (Biblical character)
2. A female given name. Variants include Maaike, Marie, Marieke, Marijke, Marije, Mieke, Mie, and numerous others

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

Proper noun

Maria

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

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): [ˈmɑriɑ]
• Hyphenation: Ma‧ri‧a

Proper noun

Maria

1. Mary (Biblical character)
   • 1548 Se Wsi Testamenti, Mattheusen Euangeliumi 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.

   • 1992 Raamattu, Matt.1:18:

     Jeesuksen Kristuksen syntymä tapahtui näin. Maria, Jeesuksen äiti, oli kihlattu Joosefille. Ennen kuin heidän liittonsa oli vahvistettu, kävi ilmi, että Maria, Pyhän Hengen vaikutuksesta, oli raskaana.

     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. (KJV Matthew 1:18)

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.

   • 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.

Proper noun

Maria

1. Partitive singular form of Mari.

   Rakastan Maria

   I love Mari

Anagrams

• maari, raami, rimaa

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.

Proper noun

Maria f

1. A female given name

Anagrams

• armai
• ramai

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)

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• Audio

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• Hyphenation: Ma‧ri‧a

Proper noun

Maria f, m (genitive Marias or Mariens or Mariä)

1. A female given name, equivalent to English Mary.
2. A male given name, used as a middle name, chiefly by Catholics.

Romanization

Maria

1. Romanization of 𐌼𐌰𐍂𐌹𐌰

Etymology

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

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 used in the 19th century (but possibly pronounced like Malia).

References

• Ka Baibala Hemolele
• Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Maria occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 44 women.

Proper noun

Maria f

1. A female given name, cognate with English Mary.
2. Mary; Miriam (biblical figures)

Noun

Maria f (invariable)

1. (informal) cannabis, marijuana

Anagrams

• amari, armai, ramai, ramia, riama

Romanization

Maria

1. Rōmaji transcription of マリア

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Μαρία (María), Μαριάμ (Mariám), from Aramaic מרים‎ (maryām), corresponding to the Hebrew מרים‎ (miryám).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /maˈriː.a/
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /maˈri.a/, [maˈriː.a]

Proper noun

Marīa f (genitive Marīae); first declension

1. A female given name
2. Mary (mother of Jesus)

References

• Maria in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Proper noun

Maria f

1. A female given name.

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

References

• Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
• 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.

Proper noun

Maria

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmarʲ.ja/

• Audio

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Proper noun

Maria f (diminutive Marysia)

1. A female given name, cognate to Mary
2. (dated) Mary, mother of Jesus (obsolete usage; currently replaced with the archaic form Maryja)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ.ˈɾi.ɐ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ma.ˈɾi.ɐ/
• Hyphenation: Ma‧ri‧a

Proper noun

Maria f

1. (biblical) Mary (mother of Jesus)
2. A female given name, equivalent to English Mary

Proper noun

Maria m

1. a male middle name

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Maria f (genitive/dative Mariei)

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

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.

Proper noun

Maria c (genitive Marias)

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

References

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

Alternate forms

• Ma. (abbreviation)

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish María, from Latin Maria

Proper noun

Maria

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

Etymology

From Latin Maria. Cognate with English Mary.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [maː˧˧ zi˧˧ ʔaː˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [maː˧˧ ʐɪj˧˧ ʔaː˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [maː˧˧ ɹɪj˧˧ ʔaː˧˧]
• Phonetic: ma ri a

Proper noun

Maria

1. (Roman Catholicism) Mary