Maarja - Meaning of Maarja

What does Maarja mean?

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Maarja

[ 2 syll. maa-rja, ma-ar-ja ] The baby girl name Maarja is pronounced as MAARYaa- †. Maarja has its origins in the Hebrew language and it is used largely in Estonian. The name Maarja means 'bitter'.

In addition, Maarja is a variant form of Maria in the Estonian language.

Maarja is also a variant form of the English Mary.

A variant form of Maarja is the name Maarika.

See also the related categories, estonian and bitter.

Maarja is uncommon as a baby girl name. It is not in the top 1000 names. In 2018, among the family of girl names directly related to Maarja, Maria was the most popular.

Baby names that sound like Maarja include Maria, Marja, Marya, Maarii, Maeri, Maharai, Mahir, Mahire, Mahri, Maire, Mairi, Manar, Manarr, Manarre, Marae, Marah, Maree, Marei, Marey, and Mari.

† English pronunciation for Maarja: M as in "me (M.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; Y as in "you (Y.UW)"