English

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Maria

1. A female given name.
   • 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, Arthur Laurents/Stephen Sondheim/Leonard Bernstein: West Side Story: Maria ( a song):

     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

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Maria

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

Derived terms

• Abujmaria

External links

• Ethnologue entry for Maria (India), mrr

Etymology 3

Proper noun

Maria

1. A Papuan language spoken in Papua New Guinea.

External links

• Ethnologue entry for Maria (New Guinea), mds

Anagrams

• Amira

Danish

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

Related terms

• Maja, Maren, Marianne, Marie, Mary, Maya, Mia, Mie, Rie

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.

Dutch

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Maria

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

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

Related terms

• Maarja, Mai, Maia, Maie, Maila, Malle, Mare, Mari, Marika, Maris, Marje, Marju,Merili, Merilin, Miia

Faroese

Proper noun

Maria

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

Usage notes

Matronymics

• son of Maria: Mariuson
• daughter of Maria: Mariudóttir

Declension

Finnish

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 951-30-5897-2, 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 978-951-31-7731-7, 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.

Declension

Usage notes

• This has been a common given name in Finland since the Middle Ages and is a popular middle name today.

Related terms

• Maaria, Maija, Maiju, Maikki, Maila, Malla, Mari, Marianne, Marika, Marita, Maritta, Marja, Marjaana, Marjatta, Marjo, Marjukka, Marjut, Meeri, Meri, Merja, Miia

Proper noun

Maria

1. Partitive singular form of Mari.

   Rakastan Maria

   I love Mari

Anagrams

• maari, raami, rimaa

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.

Proper noun

Maria f

1. A female given name

Anagrams

• armai
• ramai

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): [maˈʀiːa]
• 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.

Declension

Usage notes

• The genitive form Mariä is restricted to Christian contexts, and chiefly to the Virgin Mary.
• In historic texts the name is often declined as in Latin. See Marīa.

Derived terms

• marianisch

Related terms

• Maike, Maja, Mareike, Maren, Marianne, Marie, Marion, Marlene, Marlies, Maya, Meike, Mia.

Gothic

Romanization

Maria

1. Romanization of 𐌼𐌰𐍂𐌹𐌰

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).

Proper noun

Maria

1. Mary (Biblical character)
2. A female given name used in the 19th century (but possibly pronounced like Malia)

Derived terms

• 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.

Italian

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

Synonyms

• Maria Giovanna (from marijuana)

Anagrams

• amari
• armai
• ramai
• ramia
• riama

Latin

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Marīa f ‎(genitive Marīae); first declension

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

Inflection

First declension.

Descendants

• English: Maria, Mary
• Spanish: María

References

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

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

Related terms

• Maja, Maren, Mari, Mariann, Marianne, Marie, Mary, May, Mia

Derived terms

• jomfru Maria (Bokmål), jomfru Maria (Nynorsk)

References

• Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, ISBN 82-521-4483-7
• 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 Saxon

Proper noun

Maria

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

Declension

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmarja/

Proper noun

Maria f ‎(diminutive Marysia)

1. A female given name, cognate to Mary
2. Mary, mother of Jesus

Declension

Portuguese

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

Synonyms

• (mother of Jesus): Virgem Maria, Virgem, Santa Maria, Nossa Senhora

Proper noun

Maria m

1. a male middle name

Derived terms

• Mariazinha (diminutive)

Related terms

• mariano
• marista
• Miriam

Romanian

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

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.

Proper noun

Maria

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.

Related terms

• Maj, Maja, Majken, Mari, Mariana, Mariann, Marianne, Marie, Marita, Marlene, Mary, May, Mia, Moa

References

• Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, ISBN 91-21-10937-0
• Statistiska centralbyrån: 444 914 females with the given name Maria living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010. Accessed on March 29th, 2011.

Vietnamese

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˧˥ ʐɪj˧˥ ʔaː˧˥]
• Phonetic: ma ri a

Proper noun

Maria

1. (Roman Catholicism) Mary

English

Noun

maria

1. plural of mare (lunar plain).

Anagrams

• Amira

Ansus

Noun

maria

1. water

References

• The Linguistic Situation in the Islands of Yapen, Kurudu, Nau and Miosnum, New Guinea (1961)

Busami

Noun

maria

1. water

References

• The Linguistic Situation in the Islands of Yapen, Kurudu, Nau and Miosnum, New Guinea (1961)

Finnish

Noun

maria

1. Partitive singular form of mari.

French

Verb

maria

1. third-person singular past historic of marier

Anagrams

• armai
• ramai

Latin

Noun

maria

1. nominative plural of mare
2. accusative plural of mare
3. vocative plural of mare

References

• MARIA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• maria in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• maria in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray

Wandamen

Noun

maria

1. drinkable water

References

• The Linguistic Situation in the Islands of Yapen, Kurudu, Nau and Miosnum, New Guinea (1961)

Woi

Noun

maria

1. water

References

• The Linguistic Situation in the Islands of Yapen, Kurudu, Nau and Miosnum, New Guinea (1961)