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Globally, Мессия (Messias , Messiah , Messiya ) is a common male first name. The forename Мессия is characteristic of Brazil, where it is quite a common male name, Angola, where it is quite a rare male name, and Portugal. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Brazil, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Nigeria. Also, Мессия is the last name as well as the forename.
VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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Messias | Angola, Mozambique, Brazil, United States, Portugal |
Messiah | Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Africa, United States, Ghana, Nigeria |
Messiya | India, Thailand |
Мессия | Russia |
Мессия is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Messiah in Judaism , the future savior and liberator figure in Jewish eschatology; Messias , the operatic character in the opera Paradise Lost by Krzysztof Penderecki and Messiah ben Joseph .