Given name · also Latin
Maryja
Maryja is a feminine given name from Latin, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew. It is used in Polish.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Maryja comes from Latin, and ultimately from Biblical Hebrew.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Latin Marīa, from Koine Greek Μᾰρῐ́ᾱ, from Aramaic מרים, from Biblical Hebrew מִרְיָם (miryɔm).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Maryja’s family of names
In Polish usage, Maryja shares an earlier linguistic root with Maria. In Polish usage, Maryja has a conventional equivalent in the English form Mary. In Polish usage, Maryja has a conventional equivalent in the Portuguese form Maria.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Maryja has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.
3 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
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 5
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 Maryja
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