Hebrew: Wished-for-child; rebellion; bitter. Maria+Helena (Italian Maria Elena, Spanish María Elena), Tennis Player Maria Sharapova, born 19 April 1987, Nyagan, Russia. Islamic Names - Mariya - Purity - Find all the Muslims Islamic Names with meanings for Girls ... Maria: One of the wifes' of the prophet Muhammed (p.b.u.h) 5 : Mehnoor: Light of the moon 6 : … The name has been widely adopted by English speakers since the 16th century. Specific foreign forms include the diminutives Maaike (Dutch), Maike (Frisian and German), Maiken (Scandinavian, Frisian, and German), Maj (Scandinavian), Maja (German, Polish, Scandinavian, and Slavic), Manja (Russian), Manya (Russian), Maraike (German), Marei (German), Mareike (Frisian and German), Marieke (Dutch and German), Mariele (German), Marijke (Dutch), Mariola (Italian), Mariquita (Spanish), Maritere (Spanish), Maritxu (Basque), Marjet (Dutch), Maryla (Polish), Marzena (Polish), Masha (Russian and Ukrainian), Meike (Dutch, German, and Frisian), Mie (Scandinavian), Mieke (Dutch and German), Miep (Dutch), Mies (Dutch), Mimmi (German and Italian), My (Scandinavian), and Rie (Dutch). † Pronunciation for Maria: M as in "me (M.IY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; Y as in "you (Y.UW)". Italian: Bitter. See Maria for more information. It is derived from the word mirjam with the meaning 'bitterness'. Royalty Marie Antoinette, born Maria Antonia 2 November 1755 - 16 October 1793, Vienna, Austria. In 2018, it ranked at #116 with a usage of 0.141%, but it was nevertheless the 2nd most popular after Mia, among all girl names in its family. Chinese has adopted the spelling 瑪麗 (simplified 玛丽, pinyin Mǎlì). Meanings of the name "Maria". Məryəm (Azerbaijani) French: Bitter. It is used largely in Basque, Catalan, Corsican, Czech, Dutch, English, Finnish, German, Greek, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Scandinavian, Spanish, Armenian, Estonian, Hungarian, Russian, and Slavic. Due to a very strong devotion of Irish and Polish Catholics to the Blessed Virgin Mary, a special exception is made for two other forms of her name—Muire and Maryja—no one else may take that name similar to the way the name Jesus is not used in most languages. The variant Mariah (usually pronounced /məˈraɪə/) was rarely given in the United States prior to the 1990s, when it bounced in popularity, from rank 562 in 1989 to rank 62 in 1998, in imitation of the name of singer Mariah Carey (whose Vision of Love topped the charts in 1990). By contrast, in northern Europe the name only rose to popularity after the Reformation. It is pronounced in English as Mah-RIY-ah, in Dutch, German and Italian as Maa-RIY-aa, or in Polish as MAAR-Yaa †. Meryem (Kurdish, Turkish) Latin form of Greek Μαρία, from Hebrew מִרְיָם (see MARY). Besides Maria, Mother of Jesus there are three other women named Maria in the New Testament: Maria Magdalena and Maria Salomé, disciples of Jesus, and Maria Betânia, sister of Lazarus. Maria is a feminine given name. See also the related categories, queens, mary, romanian, night (dark), armenian, english, greek, hebrew, latin, aramaic, slavic, sea, heroine (conqueror), portuguese, estonian, spanish, catalan, italian, czech, dutch, polish, scandinavian, finnish, german, hungarian, and russian. The name Maria is used to a great extent; it has 54 forms that are used in English and foreign languages. Maria is a feminine given name.It is given in many languages influenced by Latin Christianity.It has its origin as the feminine form of the Roman name Marius (see Maria (gens)), and, after Christian religion has spread across the Roman empire, it became the Latinised form of the name … It was 5 times more popular than Maria in 2018. Meaning of Maira. She and her sister were slaves. The spelling in Semitic abjads is mrym: Aramaic ܡܪܝܡ, Hebrew מרים, Arabic مريم. Maria was a frequently given name in southern Europe even in the medieval period. Maria+Luisa (French Marie-Louise,) Islamic Names - Maria - One of the wifes' of the prophet Muhammed (p.b.u.h) - Find all the Muslims Islamic Names with meanings for Girls Maria (Μαρία) is a form of the name used in the New Testament, standing alongside Mariam Μαριάμ. As a result of their similarity and syncretism, the Latin original name Maria and the Hebrew-derived Maria combined to form a single name. Maria is an all-time favorite. Actress Maria Felix, born Maria de los Angeles Felix Guerena 8 April 1914 - 8 April 2002, Alamos, Mexico. The name is also sometimes used as a male (middle) name. Which Famous Persons bear the name Maria. Currently it is still popular as a baby girl name, but not as much as it was in the past. It is given in many languages influenced by Latin Christianity. Educator Maria Montessori, born 31 August 1870 - 1952, Rome, Italy. Original forms of the name include Maria (Latin and Old Greek), Mariam (Old Greek), Mariamne (Hebrew), Maryam (Aramaic), and Miryam (Hebrew). Maria has mainly been a baby girl name in the last century. This was historically the case in many Central European countries and still is the case in countries with strong Catholic traditions, where it signified patronage of the Virgin Mary (French-speakers often did the same with Marie). Fact: Popular with both Spanish and non-Spanish cultures. Maria is the feminine equivalent of the name Marianus and the Dutch, English, French, German, Romanian, and Scandinavian Marius. Maria+Teresa, The English form Mary is derived via French Marie. Baby names that sound like Maria include María, Maarja, Marja, Marya, Maaria, Machara, Macharia, Magarah, Magarra, Maharae, Maharey, Mahari, Maharie, Mahary, Mahira, Maila, Maira, Maisara, Maisarah, and Makarra. This was the name of two ruling queens of Portugal. [clarification needed], As a feminine given name, Maria ranked 109th in the United States as of 2015, down from rank 31 held during 1973–1975.[3]. See also the related forms, Annamaria, Eva Maria, Floramaria, Lisamaria, Luzmaria, Maite, Maria Carmen, Maria Teresa, Mariaelena, Marianela, Mariangela, Marianna, Marianne, Maribella, Marilena, Marilou, Marirrosa, Marisa, Marisol, Marlene, Marlies, Marlisa, Marloes, Milena, Milva, Rosamaria, and Maite.