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Across the world, Marya (Мария , Marya , Марья ) is a prevalent female given name. The forename Marya is characteristic of Bulgaria, where it is a prevalent girly name, Kazakhstan, and Russia, where it is a widespread girly name (explore the name in all countries). Very seldom, Marya is the last name as well as the forename.
Marya is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!
VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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Мария | Belarus, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Bulgaria |
Marya | Indonesia, Algeria, Russia, Brazil, Bulgaria |
Марья | Belarus, Ukraine, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan |
Мариа | Ukraine, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Bulgaria |
Marya is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: 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; Marya Bolkonskaya , the character from War and Peace and Marya Morevna , the Marya Morevna as portrayed in Morevna Project, and in many other works.