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Μαρία
“one who offers consolation”
Μαρία (María) is a feminine given name from Aramaic, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew. It is used in Greek.
Greek and grWritten in Greek script. In English: Mary.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Μαρία is María written in the Greek alphabet. In Spanish use, María has a related form in Consuelo. One Spanish interpretation is “one who offers consolation.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Μαρία comes from Aramaic, and ultimately from Biblical Hebrew.
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How it developed
From Aramaic מרים, from Biblical Hebrew מִרְיָם (miryɔm).
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Μαρία’s family of names
In Greek usage, Μαρία has a conventional equivalent in the English form Mary. In Greek usage, Μαρία has a conventional equivalent in the German form Maria. In Greek usage, Μαρία has a conventional equivalent in the French form Marie.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Μαρία has relatives in 8 languages. Lines run from its Aramaic roots to each of them.
4 related names in 8 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 16
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Μαρία
- Maria CallasAmerican-Greek operatic soprano (1923–1977)
- Maria SakkariGreek tennis playerborn 1995
- Maria Elena KyriakouGreek Cypriot singerborn 1984
- Maria FarantouriGreek singerborn 1947
- Maria PolydouriGreek poet (1902–1930)
- Maria DamanakiGreek politicianborn 1952
- Maria SvolouGreek politician1892–1976
- Maria PrevolarakiGreek wrestler (born 1991)
- Maria SpiropuluGreek physicistborn 1970
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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