Forename María

Across the world, María (Maria , Мария , María , and others...) is a prevalent feminine first name. The given name María is characteristic of Mexico, where it is a prevalent female name, Greece, and Argentina (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly Brazil, Mexico, and Argentina. Much less frequently, María is the last name as well as the forename.

Jesus fish María is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!

Translations, transliterations and names similar to the name María

name My, name Marja, name Mariia, name María Jesús, name Méri, name Marjo, name Maryya, name Mary, name Purificacion, name Maria Cristina, name Mary Jane, name María, name 瑪麗亞, name Meryeme, name Marigó, name Marie, name Marisol, name María Magdalena, name Moire, name Mieri, name Mari, name Mariá, name 마리아, name Mèrí, name Marjatta, name Mª, name Mariya, name Mareye, name Mária, name Maritsa, name マリア, name Μαίρη, name Muire, name Marija, name Maris., name Ma., name Maroula, name Maro, name מריה, name Marigo, name Maryja, name Marista, name ماريا, name Madono, name Marika, name Meri, name Мария, name Maruxa, name Μαρία, name Máro, name Μαρί, name Mair, name Maryia, name Maria, name María José, name Marys., name Marià, name Maíri, name Μάρω

VARIANT	COUNTRY
Maria	Italy, Mexico, Brazil, Poland, Argentina
Мария	Italy, Mexico, Brazil, Russia, Poland
María	Italy, Mexico, Brazil, United States, Argentina
ماريا	Egypt, Iran, Syria, Sudan, Iraq
מריה	Israel
マリア	Japan
Μαρία	Greece
마리아	South Korea
瑪麗亞	China

First names said to be same

Ma., Madono, Mair, Mareye, Mari, Maria Cristina, Marie, Marigo, Marigó, Mariia, Marija, Marika, Maris., Marisol, Marista, Maritsa, Mariya, Marià, Mariá, Marja, Marjatta, Marjo, Maro, Maroula, Maruxa, Mary, Mary Jane, Maryia, Maryja, Marys., Maryya, María Jesús, María José, María Magdalena, Maíri, Meri, Meryeme, Mieri, Moire, Muire, My, Mª, Mária, Máro, Mèrí, Méri, Purificacion, Μάρω, Μαίρη, Μαρί,

First name María in the context

María is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Virgin Mary , the religious figure; mother of Jesus of Nazareth, Paul et Virginie; Marie-Josephte Corriveau , the murderer and well-known figure in Québécois folklore, The Golden Dog; Lisa Simpson , the fictional character from The Simpsons franchise; Bella Swan , the character and the protagonist of the Twilight series and María Lionza , the Venezuelan female deity, and in many other works.

Notable namesakes

	maría barzola sindicalista boliviana (b. 1000)
	maría pérez wife of Ermengol V, ES (b. 1100)
	maría de cervellón catholic saint and superior of the Third Order of Mercedarians, ES (b. 1230)
	maría alonso coronel (b. 1267)
	maría alfonso de león (b. 1220)
	maría de meneses (1250-1300), ES (b. 1250)
	maría peres Galician troubadour, ES (b. 1300)
	maría de aragón y hungría (b. 1247)
	maría de padilla Mistress of Peter of Castile, ES (b. 1334)
	maría embriaco CY (b. 1274)
	maría fernández coronel ES (b. 1334)
	maría de aragón Aragonese infanta, ES (b. 1299)
	maría enríquez de castilla (b. 1301)
	maría garcía de toledo ES (b. 1340)
	maría de castilla Queen consort of Aragon and Naples, ES (b. 1401)

Forename María

Translations, transliterations and names similar to the name María

First names said to be same

First name María in the context

Notable namesakes

Characteristic surnames