In all the world, Maria (Maria 
, Mary , Marie , among others...) is a prevalent girly given name. The first name Maria is habitual in Mexico, where it is a prevalent girly name, Greece, and Argentina (explore the name in all countries). Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in Brazil, Mexico, and the United States. Very seldom, Maria is the last name as well as the forename.
Maria is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!
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| Marija, Marie, Maria, Mary | Brazil, Poland, Argentina, Mexico, United States |
| Мария | Brazil, Poland, Mexico, United States, Italy |
| Марія | Poland, Israel, United States, Russia, Ukraine |
| María | Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, United States, Italy |
| ماريا | Iran, Sudan, Syria, Iraq, Egypt |
| מרים, מריה | Israel |
| マリア | Japan |
| Μαρία | Greece |
| Марья | Kazakhstan, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Ukraine |
| มาเรีย, มารีอา | Thailand |
| 마리아 | South Korea |
| Мариа | Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Ukraine |
| 瑪麗亞, 玛丽亚 | China |
Heleri, Kairi, Maaike, Maar, Maaria, Maarja, Maija, Maikki, Maila, Mair, Majken, Malaea, Malia, Malla, Mara, Mari, Mariana, Mariano, Marie-Thérèse, Marier, Marigo, Marigó, Mariia, Marij, Marije, Marijke, Marika, Marilla, Marina, Marioara, Maris., Marista, Marita, Maritsa, Marius, Mariya, Mariyah, Marià, Mariá, Mariâ, Marią, Marja, Marjatta, Marjo, Marlene, Maro, Maroula, Maruxa, Maryia, Maryja,
Maria is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Virgin Mary , the religious figure; mother of Jesus of Nazareth, Paul et Virginie; Mary Magdalene , the follower of Jesus, The Last Temptation of Christ; Maria Matzerath , the fictional character from The Tin Drum by Günter Grass; Marie-Josephte Corriveau , the murderer and well-known figure in Québécois folklore, The Golden Dog and Jakob Maria Mierscheid , the fictitious politician, and in many other works.
| maria, wife of leo iii Byzantine empress (b. 700) |
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| amnialı maria Byzantine empress, TR (b. 770) |
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| maria, wife of constantine v Byzantine empress (b. 800) |
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| maria sursuvul (b. 850) |
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| maria Bulgarian empress, TR (b. 901) |
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| maria Granddaughter of a Byzantine emperor, IT (b. 901) |
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| maria of bulgaria Byzantine noblewoman (b. 950) |
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| maria skleraina (b. 950) |
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dobroniega maria Polish queen (1012-1087), PL (b. 1012) |
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| maria candiano 965- (b. 965) |
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| maria of amalfi Italian noblewoman (b. 985) |
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| maria alphaizuli 11th-century poet, ES (b. 1000) |
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| maria of gaeta Italian noblewoman (b. 1020) |
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| maria komnene Byzantine noblewoman, sister of emperor Alexios I Komnenos (b. 1044) |
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| maria haraldsdatter Norwegian princess, GB (b. 1045) |
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