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 [ 3 syll. ma-ria, mar-ia ] The girl name Maria is pronounced MerIYah KEY. Maria has its origins in the Hebrew language. It is used largely in Czech, Dutch, English, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Scandinavian, and Spanish. Maria is a form of the English Mary. The short forms Mia (Scandinavian) and Ria (English and German), the pet forms Mai (English and Scandinavian), Maike (Frisian and German), Maiken (Frisian and German), Maj (Scandinavian), Manja (Russian), Maraike (German), Marei (German), Mareike (German), Marieke (Dutch and German), Mariel (English), Mariela (English), Mariele (German), Mariella (Italian), Marietta (English and Italian), Mariette (English and French), Marijke (Dutch), Marika (Greek, Hungarian, Polish, and Slavic), Mariola (Italian), Mariquita (Spanish), Mariska (Czech and Hungarian), Maritere (Spanish), Maritza (Spanish), Marjet (Dutch), Masha (Russian), Meike (Frisian and German), Mie (Scandinavian), Mieke (German), Miep (Dutch), Mies (Dutch), Mimi (English, German, and Italian), Mimmi (German and Italian), and Rie (Dutch), and the spelling variants Marea (English), Mariah (English), and Mariha (English) are forms of the name. See also the related forms, the German and Italian Annamaria, the German Eva Maria, the German Lisamaria, the Spanish Maria Carmen, the Spanish Maria Teresa, the Italian Marialisa, the Italian Mariangela, the English, French, and German Marianne, the English, Italian, and Spanish Maribella, the Spanish Marirrosa, the English, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, and German Marisa, the Spanish Marisabel, the Spanish Marisol, the German, Polish, and English Marlene, the German Marlies, the Czech, German, Italian, and Russian Milena, the Italian Milva, the Italian Rosamaria, and the Basque and Spanish Maite. Maria is popular as a baby girl name. The name grew in popularity from the 1910s up to the 1960s; prior to that, it was of only modest use. Its usage peaked in 1966 with 0.518% of baby girls being named Maria. It had a ranking of #44 then. The baby name has dropped in popularity since then. In 2008, it ranked at #64 with a usage of 0.220%, but it was nevertheless the 2nd most popular after the Scandinavian and English Mia, among all girl names in its family. The name was twice as popular as Maria in 2008. The name Maria has mainly been a girl name, although it has also been given to boys in the last century. There were 60 times more girls than boys who were named Maria in 1989. Baby names that sound like Maria include the Spanish María, the Hebrew Mahira, the English Marea, the English Mareah, the English Mariah, the English Mariha, the Russian Mariya, the English Maurene, the Irish Máiria, the English and Indian Meera, the Estonian Meeri, the Hebrew Mehira, the Hebrew Menora, the Hebrew Menorah, the Hebrew Moria, the English and Hebrew Moriah, the Arabic, English, and Indian Muneera, the English, Spanish, and Hawaiian Maira, the Scottish Mairi, and the Arabic Manar. Details of famous persons named Maria: KEY: Pronunciation for Maria: M as in "me (M.IY)" ; ER as in "hurt (HH.ER.T)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
