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=== Royalty ===<!-- Partial list-->
=== Royalty ===<!-- Partial list-->
 
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* [[Maria I of Portugal]] (1734–1816), Queen of Portugal
* [[Maria I of Portugal]] (1734–1816), Queen of Portugal
* [[Maria II of Portugal]] (1818–1853), Queen of Portugal
* [[Maria II of Portugal]] (1818–1853), Queen of Portugal
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* [[Maria Wirtemberska]] (1768–1854), Duchess Louis of Württenberg
* [[Maria Wirtemberska]] (1768–1854), Duchess Louis of Württenberg
* [[Maria Zaccaria]], princess of Achaea
* [[Maria Zaccaria]], princess of Achaea
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=== Nobility ===<!-- Partial list-->
=== Nobility ===<!-- Partial list-->
 
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* [[Maria Theresia Ahlefeldt]] (1755–1810), German-born aristocrat and Danish composer
* [[Maria Theresia Ahlefeldt]] (1755–1810), German-born aristocrat and Danish composer
* [[Maria Beccadelli di Bologna]] (1848–1929), Italian aristocrat
* [[Maria Beccadelli di Bologna]] (1848–1929), Italian aristocrat
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* [[Maria Van den Bergh]], Dutch noblewoman
* [[Maria Van den Bergh]], Dutch noblewoman
* [[Maria von Maltzan]] (1909–1997), German resistance member and aristocrat
* [[Maria von Maltzan]] (1909–1997), German resistance member and aristocrat
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=== Politicians ===<!-- Partial list-->
=== Politicians ===<!-- Partial list-->
 
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* [[Maria Ângela Carrascalão]], East Timorese politician
* [[Maria Ângela Carrascalão]], East Timorese politician
* [[Maria Aasen-Svensrud]], Norwegian politician
* [[Maria Aasen-Svensrud]], Norwegian politician
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* [[Maria Zuba]] (born 1951), Polish politician
* [[Maria Zuba]] (born 1951), Polish politician
* [[María Esther Zuno]] (1924–1999), First Lady of Mexico
* [[María Esther Zuno]] (1924–1999), First Lady of Mexico
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===Sportspeople===
===Sportspeople===
====Cyclists====
====Cyclists====
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* [[Maria Averina]] (born 1993), Russian track cyclist
* [[Maria Averina]] (born 1993), Russian track cyclist
* [[Maria Blower]] (born 1964), English cyclist
* [[Maria Blower]] (born 1964), English cyclist
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* [[Maria Vittoria Sperotto]] (born 1996), Italian cyclist
* [[Maria Vittoria Sperotto]] (born 1996), Italian cyclist
* [[Maria Paola Turcutto]] (born 1965), Italian cyclist
* [[Maria Paola Turcutto]] (born 1965), Italian cyclist
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==== Footballers ====<!-- Partial list-->
==== Footballers ====<!-- Partial list-->
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* [[Maria-Laura Aga]] (born 1994), Belgian footballer
* [[Maria-Laura Aga]] (born 1994), Belgian footballer
* [[María Alharilla]] (born 1990), Spanish footballer
* [[María Alharilla]] (born 1990), Spanish footballer
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* [[Maria Thomsen]] (born 1995), Faroese footballer
* [[Maria Thomsen]] (born 1995), Faroese footballer
* [[María Fernanda Zúñiga]] (born 1997), Chilean footballer
* [[María Fernanda Zúñiga]] (born 1997), Chilean footballer
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==== Swimmers ====<!-- Partial list-->
==== Swimmers ====<!-- Partial list-->
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* [[Maria Albert]] (born 1985), Estonian swimmer
* [[Maria Albert]] (born 1985), Estonian swimmer
* [[Maria Arrua]] (born 1999), Paraguayan swimmer
* [[Maria Arrua]] (born 1999), Paraguayan swimmer
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* [[Maria Ritter]] (born 1957), Liechtenstein middle-distance runner
* [[Maria Ritter]] (born 1957), Liechtenstein middle-distance runner
* [[Maria Rodrigues]] (born 1971), Brazilian long-distance runner
* [[Maria Rodrigues]] (born 1971), Brazilian long-distance runner
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====Sprinters====
====Sprinters====
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* [[Maria Alfero]] (1922–2001), Italian sprinter
* [[Maria Alfero]] (1922–2001), Italian sprinter
* [[Maria Laura Almirão]] (born 1977), Brazilian sprinter
* [[Maria Laura Almirão]] (born 1977), Brazilian sprinter
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* [[Maria Sykora]] (born 1946), Austrian sprinter
* [[Maria Sykora]] (born 1946), Austrian sprinter
* [[Maria Tsoni]] (born 1963), Greek sprinter
* [[Maria Tsoni]] (born 1963), Greek sprinter
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====Tennis players====
====Tennis players====
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* [[Maria Abramović]] (born 1987), Croatian tennis player
* [[Maria Abramović]] (born 1987), Croatian tennis player
* [[Maria Alexandru]] (born 1939), Romanian table tennis player
* [[Maria Alexandru]] (born 1939), Romanian table tennis player
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* [[Maria Paola Zavagli]] (born 1977), Italian tennis player
* [[Maria Paola Zavagli]] (born 1977), Italian tennis player
* [[Maria Zharkova]] (born 1988), Russian tennis player
* [[Maria Zharkova]] (born 1988), Russian tennis player
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==== Other sportspeople ====<!-- Partial list-->
==== Other sportspeople ====<!-- Partial list-->
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* [[María Acosta]] (born 1991), Venezuelan freestyle wrestler
* [[María Acosta]] (born 1991), Venezuelan freestyle wrestler
* [[Maria Ager]], Austrian chess player
* [[Maria Ager]], Austrian chess player
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* [[Mária Eduardo]] (born 1973), Angolan handball player
* [[Mária Eduardo]] (born 1973), Angolan handball player
* [[María José Alcalá]] (born 1971), Mexican diver
* [[María José Alcalá]] (born 1971), Mexican diver
* [[María Nieto]] (born 1999), Spanish karateka
* [[María Ostolaza]] (born 1953), Peruvian volleyball player
* [[María Ostolaza]] (born 1953), Peruvian volleyball player
* [[Maria Pangalou]] (born 1979), Greek rhythmic gymnast
* [[Maria Pangalou]] (born 1979), Greek rhythmic gymnast
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* [[Maria Sund]], Swedish Paralympian
* [[Maria Sund]], Swedish Paralympian
* [[María Paulina Vega]] (born 1984), Chilean table tennis player
* [[María Paulina Vega]] (born 1984), Chilean table tennis player
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=== Musicians ===
=== Musicians ===


==== Singers ====
==== Singers ====
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* [[Maria (Danish singer)|Maria]] (born 1978), Danish singer and songwriter
* [[Maria (Danish singer)|Maria]] (born 1978), Danish singer and songwriter
* [[Maria Agresta]] (born 1978), Italian operatic soprano
* [[Maria Agresta]] (born 1978), Italian operatic soprano
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* [[Maria Zamboni]] (1895–1976), Italian operatic soprano
* [[Maria Zamboni]] (1895–1976), Italian operatic soprano
* [[Maria Zhorella Fedorova]] (1915–2017), Austrian opera singer
* [[Maria Zhorella Fedorova]] (1915–2017), Austrian opera singer
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===Other people===
===Other people===
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* [[Maria al-Qibtiyya]] (died 637), Muhammad's concubine or thirteenth wife
* [[Maria al-Qibtiyya]] (died 637), Muhammad's concubine or thirteenth wife
* [[Ahtisa Manalo (beauty queen)|Maria Ahtisa Manalo]], Miss International Philippines 2018
* [[Ahtisa Manalo (beauty queen)|Maria Ahtisa Manalo]], Miss International Philippines 2018
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* [[Maria Duyunova]] (born 1990), Russian curler
* [[Maria Duyunova]] (born 1990), Russian curler
* [[María Jimena Duzán]] (born 1960), Colombian journalist and political scientist
* [[María Jimena Duzán]] (born 1960), Colombian journalist and political scientist
* [[Maria Dwight]], American activist
* [[Maria Dworzecka]] (1941–2022), Polish-American computational nuclear physicist and physics educator
* [[Maria Dworzecka]] (1941–2022), Polish-American computational nuclear physicist and physics educator
* [[Maria Dyatchkova]] (born 1982), Russian football defender
* [[Maria Dyatchkova]] (born 1982), Russian football defender
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* [[Maria Zukogi]], Nigerian judge
* [[Maria Zukogi]], Nigerian judge
* [[Maria Judith Zuzarte Cortesão]] (1914–2007), Portuguese writer
* [[Maria Judith Zuzarte Cortesão]] (1914–2007), Portuguese writer
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== Fictional characters ==
== Fictional characters ==
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* Maria von Trapp, the main female protagonist of the musical ''[[The Sound of Music]]''
* Maria von Trapp, the main female protagonist of the musical ''[[The Sound of Music]]''
* Maria, a playable cleric and the younger sister of Minerva, from ''[[Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light]]''
* Maria, a playable cleric and the younger sister of Minerva, from ''[[Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light]]''
* Maria Campbell, a character in the anime [[My Next Life As A Villainess All Routes Lead to Doom]]


== See also ==
== See also ==

Revision as of 12:17, 13 June 2025

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Maria is a feminine given name. It is given in many languages influenced by Christianity.

It was used as the feminine form of the unrelated Roman name Marius (see Maria gens),[1] and, after Christianity had spread across the Roman empire, it became the Latinised form of the name of Miriam: Mary, mother of Jesus.

Maria (Greek: Μαρία) is a form of the name used in the New Testament, standing alongside Mariam (Μαριάμ). It reflects the Syro-Aramaic name Maryam, which is in turn derived from the Biblical Hebrew name Miriam. As a result of their similarity and syncretism, the Latin original name Maria and the Hebrew-derived Maria combined to form a single name.

In Germanic languages, the name's usage is connected with the Germanic element *mar meaning "famous".

The name is also sometimes used as a male (middle) name. This was historically the case in many Central Europe countries and still is the case in countries with strong Catholic traditions, where it signified patronage of the Virgin Mary (French-speakers often did the same with Marie).

In the Arabic language the name Mariam (مريم) (also written: Meryem, Mariya) means either "white beautiful woman" or "white cow" or "a little bird with the same size as a pigeon",[2] and it is quite popular in North Africa. One of the feminine Sahaba had the name Maria, Maria the Coptic.

Variants and usage

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The Annunciation by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1850.

Maria was a frequently given name in southern Europe even in the medieval period. In addition to the simple name, there arose a tradition of naming girls after specific titles of Mary, feast days associated with Mary and specific Marian apparitions (such as María de los Dolores, María del Pilar, María del Carmen etc., whence the derived given names of Dolores, Pilar, Carmen etc.). By contrast, in northern Europe the name only rose to popularity after the Reformation.[3]

Because the name is so frequent in Christian tradition, a tradition of giving compound names has developed, with a number of such compounds themselves becoming very popular. Examples, among numerous others, include:

As a feminine given name, Maria ranked 109th in the United States as of 2015, down from rank 31 held during 1973–1975.[4] The English form Mary was at rank 214 as of 2015, after a much steeper decline down from being raked first consistently during 1880–1968.[5]

Spelling variants of Maria include: Mária (Hungarian, Slovakian), María (Greek, Icelandic, Spanish), Máire and Muire (Irish), Marya (transliterated from Cyrillic), Marija (Latvian, but also used in other Balto-Slavic languages) and Maria (Polish). Due to a very strong devotion of Irish and Polish Catholics to the Blessed Virgin Mary, a special exception is made for two other forms of her name – Muire and Maryja: no one else may take that name, similar to the way the name Jesus is not used in most languages. The English form Mary is derived via French Marie.

A great number of hypocoristic forms are in use in numerous languages. Cyrillic Maryam and Miriam have numerous variants, such as

  • Mariami (Georgian)
  • Mariamma, biblical Mariamme, Mariamne
  • Məryəm (Azerbaijani)
  • Meryem (Kurdish, Turkish)
  • Myriam (French)

The spelling in Semitic abjads is mrym: Aramaic ܡܪܝܡ, Hebrew מרים, Arabic مريم.

Cyrillic spellings are Мария (Maríja) (Russian, Bulgarian), Марыя (Marýja) (Belarusian), Марія (Maríja) (Ukrainian) and Марија (Marija) (Serbian, Macedonian).

Georgian uses მარიამ (Mariam) and მარია (Maria); Armenian has Մարիամ (Mariam).

Chinese has adopted the spelling 瑪麗 (simplified 玛丽, pinyin Mǎlì).

The variant Mariah (usually pronounced Template:IPAc-en) was rarely given in the United States prior to the 1990s, when it bounced in popularity, from rank 562 in 1989 to rank 62 in 1998, in imitation of the name of singer Mariah Carey (whose Vision of Love topped the charts in 1990).

People named Maria

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Cyclists

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Sprinters

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Musicians

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Fictional characters


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