Forename Marija

In all the world, Marija (Maria , Мария , Марія , and others...) is a prevalent female forename. The first name Marija is characteristic of Mexico, where it is a prevalent girly name, Greece, and Argentina (explore the name in all countries). In absolute terms, the name is most common in Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly Brazil, Mexico, and Argentina. Much less frequently, Marija is the last name as well as the forename.

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

Translations, transliterations and names similar to the name Marija

name Maris., name Maryia, name Maryja, name Maíri, name My, name Máro, name Marista, name Marija, name Maryya, name Maríja, name Mária, name Μαρία, name Μαρί, name Маня, name マリア, name Майре, name Mary, name Mairis, name Mª, name Манюша, name ماریا, name María, name Marina, name Māra, name Mari, name Maritsa, name Māris, name Marie, name Майри, name Marys., name Maro, name Mica, name Марија, name マリヤ, name Marigo, name Maruta, name Mario, name Mèrí, name Марія, name ماريا, name 玛丽亚, name Μαρίτσα, name Мари, name Mārīte, name Marià, name Márija, name Maroula, name Maria, name מריה, name Mariya, name Μάρω, name Marigó, name Μαίρη, name Мара, name Mairita, name Meri, name Мария, name Mariia, name Maira, name Marìa, name Maija, name Méri

VARIANT	COUNTRY
Marija, Maria	Argentina, Italy, Brazil, Poland, Mexico
Мария	Ukraine, Brazil, Poland, Russia, Mexico
Марія	Ukraine, Russia, United States, Israel, Poland
ماريا	Iran, Iraq, Egypt, Sudan, Syria
Марија	Serbia
מריה	Israel
マリヤ, マリア	Japan
Μαρία	Greece
ماریا	Iraq, Afghanistan, Iran
玛丽亚	China

First names said to be same

Maija, Maira, Mairis, Mairita, Mari, Marie, Marigo, Marigó, Mariia, Marina, Mario, Maris., Marista, Maritsa, Mariya, Marià, Maro, Maroula, Maruta, Mary, Maryia, Maryja, Marys., Maryya, Marìa, María, Maríja, Maíri, Meri, Mica, My, Mª, Mária, Márija, Máro, Mèrí, Méri, Māra, Māris, Mārīte, Μάρω, Μαίρη, Μαρί, Μαρίτσα, Майре, Майри, Манюша, Маня, Мара, Мари,

First name Marija in the context

Marija 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 Salome , the follower of Jesus, and in many other works.

Notable namesakes

	marija aurora fon mengdena (b. 1722)
	marija murnik horak Slovenian functionary, SI (b. 1845)
	marija iwanowna oserowa DE (b. 1836)
	marija lobakojc German-born Moravian missionary, DE (b. 1798)
	marija krucifiksa kozulić‎ Italian-born Roman Cathoic nun and founder of the Croatian order of the Daughters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (1852-1922), HR (b. 1852)
	marija tandler SI (b. 1797)
	marija aleksejevna gagarina (b. 1798)
	marija kessler Slovene socialite, HR (b. 1860)
	marija erjavec SI (b. 1854)
	marija gūleke Latvian translator, LV (b. 1816)
	marija auersperg attems Austrian-Slovenian flower painter, AT (b. 1816)
	marija jakunčikova Russian painter, graphic artist, and embroiderer (1870-1902), DE (b. 1870)
	marija pilepić Croatian Esperantist, HR (b. 1871)
	marija lastauskienė Lithuanian writer, LT (b. 1872)
	marija fjodorowna jakuntschikowa FR (b. 1863)