María

See also: maria, Maria, maría, Mária, Mâria, and Mariä

Asturian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈɾia/, [maˈɾi.a]
• Rhymes: -ia
• Hyphenation: Ma‧rí‧a

Proper noun

María f

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Mary

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [məˈɾi.ə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [maˈɾi.a]

Proper noun

María f

1. María (town in Andalucia)

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmariːja]

Proper noun

María f (related adjective Maríin)

1. a female given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Mary
2. (biblical) Mary

Declension

This proper noun needs an inflection-table template.

Galician

Alternative forms

• Maria (Reintegrationist)

Etymology

From Latin Maria, from Ancient Greek Μαρία (María), Μαριάμ (Mariám), from Aramaic מרים (maryām).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈɾia/ [maˈɾi.ɐ]
• Rhymes: -ia
• Hyphenation: Ma‧rí‧a

Proper noun

María f

1. a female given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Mary
2. (biblical) Mary

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaːri(ː)ja/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -aːrija

Proper noun

María f (proper noun, genitive singular Maríu)

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Mary

Declension

Declension of María (sg-only feminine)

indefinite singular
nominative	María
accusative	Maríu
dative	Maríu
genitive	Maríu

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin Marīa, from Ancient Greek Μαρίᾱ (Maríā), from Hebrew מִרְיָם (miryām).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈɾia/ [maˈɾi.a]
• Rhymes: -ia
• Syllabification: Ma‧rí‧a

Proper noun

María f

1. a female given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Mary
2. Mary; Miriam (biblical character)

   Synonyms: (abbreviation) Mª, (abbreviation) Ma.

   • 1602, La Santa Biblia (antigua versión de Casiodoro de Reina), Marcos 6:3a:

     ¿No es éste el carpintero, hijo de María, hermano de Jacobo, y de José, y de Judas, y de Simón?

     Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? (KJV)

Proper noun

María m or f by sense

1. a surname originating as a matronymic

Derived terms

• baño de María
• hierba de Santa María
• Jesús, María y José
• José María
• la tierra de María Santísima
• María Jesús
• María José
• María Juana
• María Magdalena
• Virgen María

 

Descendants

• → Cebuano: Maria
• → Tagalog: Maria