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!
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| Мария | Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus, Bulgaria, Kyrgyzstan |
| Marya | Indonesia, Russia, Bulgaria, Algeria, Brazil |
| Марья | Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan |
| Мариа | Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Russia, Bulgaria, Kyrgyzstan |
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.
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marya volkonskaya (1731-1796) (b. 1731) |
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| marya vladimirovna sheremetev Peerage person ID=438804 (b. 1731) |
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| marya aleksandrovna sheremetev Peerage person ID=438833 (b. 1753) |
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| marya petrovna sheremetev (born 1760) (b. 1760) |
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| marya aleksandrovna sheremetev (1763-1829) (b. 1763) |
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| marya vasilevna sheremetev (1785-1855) (b. 1785) |
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| marya sergyeevna sheremetev (born 1808) (b. 1808) |
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marya zaturenska Ukrainian-American poet (1902-1982), US (b. 1902) |
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| marya krasińska Polish noble, PL (b. 1854) |
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| marya sheremeteva (born 1870) (b. 1870) |
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| marya freund French singer (1876-1966), FR (b. 1876) |
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| marya lilien Polish architect, School of the Art Institute of Chicago professor, PL (b. 1900) |
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marya cohn American actress, US (b. 1953) |
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marya hornbacher American journalist, US (b. 1974) |
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| marya fiamengo poet (b. 1926) |
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