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

VARIANT	COUNTRY
Maria	Poland, Italy, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina
Мария	Poland, Italy, Mexico, Brazil, Russia
María	Italy, Mexico, Brazil, United States, Argentina
ماريا	Syria, Iraq, Sudan, Egypt, Iran
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