Feminine

Maria

Meaning

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

Concepts

Holy Mary

Mary of Burgundy

María

Mary the Jewess

María District

The Virgin

Blessed Virgin Mary

Synonyms

Marcia

Mãe de Jesus

Frequency

B1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/maˈɾi.ɐ/
Etymology

In summary

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

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