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

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

Forename Marija

Translations, transliterations and names similar to the name Marija

First names said to be same

First name Marija in the context

Notable namesakes

Characteristic surnames