Forename María

Across the world, María (Maria , Мария , María , and others...) is a prevalent feminine first name. The given name María is characteristic of Mexico, where it is a prevalent female name, Greece, and Argentina (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly Brazil, Mexico, and Argentina. Much less frequently, María is the last name as well as the forename.

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

Translations, transliterations and names similar to the name María

name Mariá, name Mª, name Marià, name Marista, name Mair, name Marys., name Marigo, name Maritsa, name Μάρω, name Mari, name Ma., name 瑪麗亞, name Moire, name María José, name 마리아, name Marja, name Maruxa, name My, name María, name מריה, name Μαίρη, name Maria, name Maryja, name Marija, name Méri, name Marika, name Marigó, name Meri, name ماريا, name Marie, name Mareye, name Maryia, name Mieri, name Purificacion, name Mariia, name Maris., name María Jesús, name Maíri, name Marjatta, name Mary Jane, name Μαρί, name Maroula, name マリア, name Marisol, name Muire, name Meryeme, name Marjo, name Maro, name Mèrí, name Мария, name Maria Cristina, name María Magdalena, name Madono, name Μαρία, name Máro, name Mariya, name Mária, name Mary, name Maryya

VARIANT	COUNTRY
Maria	Brazil, Italy, Argentina, Poland, Mexico
Мария	Brazil, Italy, Poland, Mexico, Russia
María	Brazil, Italy, Argentina, United States, Mexico
ماريا	Iran, Syria, Iraq, Sudan, Egypt
מריה	Israel
マリア	Japan
Μαρία	Greece
마리아	South Korea
瑪麗亞	China

First names said to be same

Ma., Madono, Mair, Mareye, Mari, Maria Cristina, Marie, Marigo, Marigó, Mariia, Marija, Marika, Maris., Marisol, Marista, Maritsa, Mariya, Marià, Mariá, Marja, Marjatta, Marjo, Maro, Maroula, Maruxa, Mary, Mary Jane, Maryia, Maryja, Marys., Maryya, María Jesús, María José, María Magdalena, Maíri, Meri, Meryeme, Mieri, Moire, Muire, My, Mª, Mária, Máro, Mèrí, Méri, Purificacion, Μάρω, Μαίρη, Μαρί,

First name María in the context

María 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 María Lionza , the Venezuelan female deity, and in many other works.

Notable namesakes

	maría barzola sindicalista boliviana (b. 1000)
	maría pérez wife of Ermengol V, ES (b. 1100)
	maría de cervellón catholic saint and superior of the Third Order of Mercedarians, ES (b. 1230)
	maría alonso coronel (b. 1267)
	maría alfonso de león (b. 1220)
	maría de meneses (1250-1300), ES (b. 1250)
	maría peres Galician troubadour, ES (b. 1300)
	maría de aragón y hungría (b. 1247)
	maría de padilla Mistress of Peter of Castile, ES (b. 1334)
	maría embriaco CY (b. 1274)
	maría fernández coronel ES (b. 1334)
	maría de aragón Aragonese infanta, ES (b. 1299)
	maría enríquez de castilla (b. 1301)
	maría garcía de toledo ES (b. 1340)
	maría de castilla Queen consort of Aragon and Naples, ES (b. 1401)

Forename María

Translations, transliterations and names similar to the name María

First names said to be same

First name María in the context

Notable namesakes

Characteristic surnames