María - Meaning of María

What does María mean?

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María

[ 3 syll. ma-rí-;a ] The baby girl name María is pronounced as Maa-RIY-aa (Spanish) †. María is primarily used in Galician and Spanish. It is of Hebrew origin.

María is a Galician and Spanish form of Maria.

María is also a Spanish form of the English name Mary.

See also the related forms, Alba María, Ana María, Eva María, José María, Malena, Mariángeles, Maribel, Maricela, Maricruz, Marisabel, Marisabela, María del Carmen, María Isabel, and María José.

See also the related categories, hebrew, spanish, and galician.

María is not popular as a baby girl name. It is not in the top 1000 names. Out of the family of girl names directly related to María, Maria was the most widely used in 2018.

Baby names that sound like María include Maaria, Maharae, Maharey, Mahari, Maharie, Mahary, Mahira, Maila, Maira, Manari, Manarri, Manjarey, Manjari, Manjarie, Manjary, Mariae, Mariah, Marija, Marijo, and Mariya.

† Pronunciation for María: M as in "me (M.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"