Given name · Ukrainian · ru-old
Марія
“beloved”
Марія (Maríja) is a feminine given name. It is used in Ukrainian.
Ukrainian and ru-oldWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Marìâ.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Марія possibly goes back to Ancient Greek Μαρία, meaning “beloved.”
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Where it comes from
Марія possibly comes from Ancient Greek, and ultimately from Latin.
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How it developed
Possibly from Ancient Greek Μαρία, from Hebrew מִרְיָם, from Latin Maria.
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Марія’s family of names
In Ukrainian usage, Марія has a diminutive in Маруся. In Ukrainian usage, Марія has a conventional equivalent in the German form Maria. In Ukrainian usage, Марія has a conventional equivalent in the French form Marie.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Марія has relatives in 5 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
6 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 15
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 4
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Марія
- Maria PrymachenkoUkrainian folk art painter (1909–1997)
- Maria ZankovetskaUkrainian actress (1854–1934)
- Mariya StadnikAzerbaijani Olympic wrestlerborn 1988
- Mariya RyemyenUkrainian sprinterborn 1987
- Mariya KoryttsevaUkrainian female tennis playerborn 1985
- Mariya Borovichenkomedical officer in WWII, Hero of the Soviet Union1925–1943
- Maria BurmakaUkrainian singer, musician, and songwriterborn 1970
- Maria HrinchenkoUkrainian folklorist1863–1928
- Maria BohuslavkaLegendary heroine
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