Maria
A female given name from Hebrew.
Proper noun
- 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 worried since time...
- 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,...
- 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 - 1957, “Maria”, in Stephen Sondheim...
- Synonym of Mary, mother of Jesus, in Latin, Spanish, etc. contexts.
Synonyms: Mary mother of Jesus in Latin Spanish
- A surname originating as a matronymic.
Origin
Etymology tree Biblical Hebrew מִרְיָם (miryɔm)bor. Aramaic מרים (maryam)bor. Ancient Greek Μᾰρῐ́ᾱ (Mărĭ́ā)bor. Latin Mariabor. English Maria Borrowed from Latin Maria, borrowed from Ancient Greek Μᾰρῐ́ᾱ (Mărĭ́ā), borrowed from Aramaic מרים (maryam), borrowed from Biblical Hebrew מִרְיָם (miryɔm). Doublet of Mary, Marie, and Miriam.
Derived
Proper noun Entry 2
- A Dravidian language spoken in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh provinces in India.
Derived
Proper noun Entry 3
- A Papuan language spoken in Papua New Guinea.