Marija
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Marija is an Eastern European variation of the name Mary or Maria. Depending on phonological rules concerning consecutive vowels or the use of the palatal approximant, “Mary” in these languages is Marija if consecutive vowels are disallowed and otherwise Maria. Name Marija is the most popular girls name in Croatia (About the name Marija).
Some prominent women named Marija are:
- Marija Gimbutas, controversial Lithuanian-American archaeologist
- Marija Šerifović
- Marija Šestak
- Princess Marija of Yugoslavia, the only child of Prince Nikolas of Yugoslavia and Ljiljana Licanin
Marija may also refer to:
- Marija Bistrica, a Catholic pilgrimage town in Croatia
- USS Marija (SP-413), a United States Navy patrol boat in commission from 1917 to 1922
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