/məˈɹiːə/, /məˈɹaɪə/
OriginFrom Latin Maria, from Ancient Greek Μαρία (María), Μαριάμ (Mariám), from Aramaic מרים (Maryām), corresponding to the Hebrew מרים (Miryām). Doublet of Mary, Marie, and Miriam.
- A female given name from Hebrew.
“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 ”
“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 be”
“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”
- Synonym of Mary, mother of Jesus, in Latin, Spanish, etc. contexts.
- A surname originating as a matronymic.
- A Dravidian language spoken in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh provinces in India.
- A Papuan language spoken in Papua New Guinea.
- form-of, pluralplural of mare (“lunar plain”).
Source: Wiktionary