Maria (given name)
Maria | |
Gender: | Female |
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Origin: | Hebrew and Roman |
Meaning: | Hebrew meaning: "Beloved/love". Roman meaning is uncertain, probably related to Mars or the sea or means "musculine" (see Marius). |
Maria is a female given name in many diverse cultures, including African, Bulgarian, Catalan, English, German, Greek, Italian, Macedonian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Romanian, Swedish, Spanish as well as in Pakistan and India.
It became popular with the spread of Christianity as a Latinized form of the Hebrew name of Jesus' mother Mary (Miriam in Hebrew). The meaning of the name is uncertain, but it may originally be an Egyptian name, probably derived from mry "beloved" or mr "love" [1] ("eminent lady" or "beloved lady"), although it was used in Europe even before the establishment of Christianity as a female form of the Roman name Marius.[2] Historically the name was also sometimes used as a male middle name. This was the case in many Central European countries where it signified patronage of the Virgin Mary.
Etymologically, the name could be derived from the Assyrian words Yamo Mariro (Yam, Mar = Maryam), which in Semitic languages, at least in Assyrian Aramaic, means sour ocean. Maryam is the Assyrian-Syriac, Hebrew, Arabic form of Maria.
As a first name, Maria ranked seventh out of 4,275 for females of all ages in the 1990 U.S. Census.[3] Because of its enduring popularity, the name is used extensively in society and media throughout the world.
Maria has in Latin been associated with the noun mare, meaning "[the] sea". So a punning reflection of Maria is Stella Maris, or "star of the sea".
Famous people named Maria
Religious
- Maria, Mother of Jesus (see Mary (mother of Jesus) and Virgin Mary (disambiguation))
- Maria Magdalena, disciple of Jesus (see Mary Magdalene)
- Maria Salomé, disciple of Jesus (see Salome (disciple))
- Maria Betânia, sister of Lazarus (see Mary of Bethany)
- Maria al-Qibtiyya, wife of the prophet Muhammad
Royalty
- Infanta Maria Francisca of Portugal [4]
- Maria I of Portugal, Queen of Portugal
- Maria II of Portugal, Queen of Portugal
- Maria of Vaspurakan, Armenian princess and Georgian Queen Consort
- Maria of Alania, Georgian princess and Byzantine Queen Consort
- Maria Amalia of Austria, Duchess of Parma
- Maria Fyodorovna, Dowager Empress of Russia and Princess of Denmark
- Maria of Georgia, Queen Consort of Georgia
- Maria Nikolayevna Romanova, Grand Duchess of Russia
- Maria Leopoldina of Austria, Empress of Brazil and Archduchess of Austria
- Maria of Romania, Queen Consort of King Alexander I of Yugoslavia
- Maria, Queen of Romania (see Queen Marie)
- Maria I Stuart, Queen of Scotland (see Mary I of Scotland)
- Maria I Tudor, Queen of England and Ireland (see Mary I of England)
- Maria Tudor, Queen Consort of France (see Mary Tudor (queen consort of France))
- Maria Augusta, Queen Consort of England and Empress of India (see Mary of Teck)
- Maria Antonia, Queen Consort of France (see Marie Antoinette)
- Maria Teresa, Empress of Austria (see Empress Maria Theresa)
- Maria Carolina, Empress of Austria (see Marie Caroline)
- Maria Komnena, Empress of Byzantine Empire
Artists
- Maria Martinez, famous potter from San Ildefonso Pueblo, United States
Scientists
- Maria Gaetana Agnesi, Italian mathematician
- Maria Montessori, Italian physician and educationist
Actresses
- Maria Bello, American actress
- Maria Ozawa, Japanese AV actress
- Maria Conchita Alonso, Cuban born Venezuelan actress
Singers/Bands
- Maria (Bulgarian singer), Bulgarian singer
- Maria (singer), a Danish R&B singer
- Maria Callas, opera soprano
- Maria de Barros, Cape Verdean singer
- Maria Haukaas Storeng, Norwegian artist
- Maria Mena, Norwegian pop singer
- Maria Muldaur, American roots-folk singer.
- Maria Lawson, a contestant on The X Factor UK in 2005
- Maria (Japanese Band), Japanese band
Sports
- María del Carmen García, Cuban high jumper
- Maria Kanellis, professional wrestler working for World Wrestling Entertainment
- Maria Kirilenko, Russian tennis player
- Maria Marques, Brazilian water polo player
- Maria Mutola, Mozambique middle-distance runner
- Maria Sharapova, Russian tennis player, Wimbledon Champion
- Maria Elena Camerin, Italian tennis player
Music
- Maria Teresa Agnesi, Italian composer
- Maria Cosway, Anglo- Italian artist, composer, and musician
- Maria von Trapp, subject of The Sound of Music
- Maria Bernadette Sanchez Perez, Philippine Composer
Models
- Maria, French supermodel
Political activists
- Maria Rosetti, Romanian journalist, essayist, philanthropist and socialite
Television hosts
- Maria Bartiromo, Closing Bell presenter on CNBC
- Maria Menounos, Access Hollywood presenter
- Maria Shriver
As male middle name
- Carlo Maria Abate, Italian racecar driver
- Carlos María de Alvear, Argentine general
- José María Aznar, Spanish politician, former Spanish prime minister
- Angelo Maria Bandini, Italian author and librarian
- Antonio María Cardinal Barbieri, Uruguayan cardinal
- Giovanni Maria Benzoni, Italian sculptor
- Matteo Maria Boiardo, Italian poet
- Giovanni Maria Bottala, Italian painter
- Klaus Maria Brandauer, Austrian actor
- Carlo Maria Cipolla, Italian economic historian
- Giovanni Carlo Maria Clari, Italian composer
- Carlo Maria Curci, Italian theologian
- Corrado Maria Daclon, Italian journalist
- Giovanni Maria Mastai-Ferretti, better known as Pope Pius IX
- Johann Maria Farina, Italian-German perfumer
- Carlo Innocenzio Maria Frugoni, Italian poet
- Alessandro Maria Gaetano Galilei, Italian architect and mathematician
- Giuseppe Maria Giulietti, Italian soldier
- Carlo Maria Giulini, Italian conductor
- Christoph Maria Herbst, German actor
- Thomas Maria Mamachi, Italo-Greek Dominican theologian and historian
- Antonio Maria Maraggiano, Italian sculptor
- Carlo Maria Cardinal Martini, Italian cardianl
- José María Olazábal, Spanish golfer
- Francesco Maria Piave, Italian librettist
- Carlo Maria Pintacuda, Italian racecar driver
- Francesco Maria Pritilli, Italian scholar and antiquarian
- Erich Maria Remarque, German author
- Franco Maria Ricci, Italian art publisher
- Rainer Maria Rilke, German poet
- Jan Maria Rokita, Polish politician
- Juan Carlos Alfonso Víctor María de Borbón y Borbón-Dos Sicilias, king of Spain
- Charles Edward Louis John Casimir Silvester Maria Stuart, leader of the Jacobite rebellion
- Antonio Maria Vassallo, Italian painter
- Filippo Maria Visconti, Duke of Milan
- Gian Maria Visconti, Duke of Milan
- Gian Maria Volontè, Italian actor
- Carl Maria von Weber, German composer
- Edward Maria Wingfield, English explorer
- Tommaso Maria Zigliara, Italian cardinal
As female middle name
- Roxann Maria Caballero, American actress and director
- Gianna Maria Canale, Italian actress
- Lucretia Maria Davidson, American poet
- Angela Maria Difranco, American musician
- Catharine Maria Sedgwick, American novelist
- Bianca Maria Visconti, Duchess of Milan
Media
Songs
- "Beautiful Maria Of My Soul", by Los Lobos. Spanish version sung by Antonio Banderas in the movie "Mambo Kings".
- M (song), Ayumi Hamasaki
- María (song), Ricky Martin
- Maria, by Animal Liberation Orchestra on their 2007 Roses & Clover album.
- Maria, Rage Against the Machine
- Maria (US5 song), US5
- Maria (1956 song), West Side Story
- Maria, Gackt
- Maria, The Sound of Music
- Maria (Blondie song), Blondie
- Maria (Green Day song), Green Day
- Maria, Café Tacuba
- Maria, Men at Work
- Maria, The Jacksons
- Maria, Vico C
- "Dear Maria", All Time Low
- MARIA, hitomi
- Maria (I Like it Loud), Scooter
- Maria Maria, Santana and The Product G&B
- Maria no Tsumeato Janne da Arc
- Maria, Shut Up and Kiss Me, Willie Nelson
- My Maria, Brooks and Dunn
- My Maria, B. W. Stevenson
- Take a Letter Maria, R.B. Greaves
- They Call the Wind Maria, Paint Your Wagon, pronounced the colloquial way, "mah-RYE-ah"
- Yassou Maria, sarbel
- Maria from the Dance Game Pump it Up. This is a Techno version of the classical composition "Ave Maria"
- Maria Club, TM Network
Novels
- Maria, Mary Wollstonecraft
- María (novel), Jorge Isaacs
- Call Me Maria , Judith Ortiz Cofer
Television
- How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria?, British talent show
Culture
Languages
- Maria language (India), Dravidian language spoken in India
- Maria language (Papua New Guinea), language spoken in Papua New Guinea
Food
- Maria-mole, dessert popular in Brazil that is similar to a marshmallow
- Marie biscuit, a type of sweet biscuit similar to a Rich Tea biscuit, also known as a Maria biscuit
- Golden Maria Cocktail- Mango Juice, Lime, Mint leaves and soda with white rum
Astronomy
- 170 Maria, asteroid
- Lunar maria, large, dark, basaltic plains on Earth's Moon
Other
- Ave Maria - Latin for Hail Mary
- Tropical Storm Maria - a name on the Atlantic hurricane and Western Pacific typhoon lists
- Maria (reachability analyzer), a reachability analyzer for concurrent systems
- Maria Traydor, character in tri-Ace's role playing video game Star Ocean: Till the End of Time
- Maria (Silent Hill), a character from the video game Silent Hill 2 and its mini-prequel "Born from a Wish."
- Maria Robotnik, a character from the Sonic the Hedgehog series of video games.
- Maria DeLuca, a character from Roswell (TV series)
- Maria, nickname given to the first Portuguese female paratrooper nurses, which participated mainly in the Portuguese Colonial War.[1]
Trivia
- In Mexico, it is a tradition to name the firstborn daughter Maria.
See also
References
- ^ Behind the Name article on Mary
- ^ Microsoft Word - TESIS M Morales Cara .doc
- ^ Think Baby Names
- ^ Daughter of Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza, Head of the Royal House of Portugal and pretender to the Portuguese throne.