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What does Maria mean?
Maria 
▼ as a girls' name is pronounced mah-REE-ah. It is of Latin origin, and the meaning of Maria is "star of the sea". Variant for Mary used in English-speaking countries in the 18th century, and popular with both Spanish and non-Spanish cultures. Revived in the 20th century due to the popularity of "West Side Story", with its famous ballad "Maria". Marie, the French variant, was the preferred form of Mary in England until about the time of the Reformation. Maria and Marie are very often blended with other names and suffixes. See also Manon, Mari, Maribel, Marisa, Mia, and Ria. Singer Maria Muldaur; TV journalist Maria Shriver.
STARTS WITH Mari-
ASSOCIATED WITH star, sea, 18th century, 20th century (modern), story (literary), england, blended
Variations
VARIANTS Maree, Mariah▼, Marialena, Marialinda, Marialisa, Marie▼, Marieanne, Marielena, Marietta▼, Mariette, Marika, Marja, Marya, Mayra▼, Mayria, Moraiah, Moriah
SEE ALSO Mai, Malia, Marlene, Melita, Mercedes, Mimi
RELATIONS VIA MARI, MARIBEL, MARISA, MARY, MIA, RIA Mair, Maire, Mal, Malia▲, Mallie▼, Mame▼, Mamie▼, Manon, Manya, Mara▲, Mare, Mareesa, Mareisa, Marella, Maren▲, Maressa, Maretta, Mariam▲, Marian▼, Mariana, Mariann, Marianna▲, Marianne▼, Marice, Maridel, Mariel▼, Mariela▼, Mariella▲, Marilee▼, Marilena, Marilin, Marilisa, Marilla, Marilou, Marilu, Marilyn▼, Marin, Marion▼, Mariska, Marita, Maritsa, Maritza▼, Marjan, Marje, Marla▼, Marlo, Maryann▼, Maryjo▼, Marylin, Marylu, Marysa, Maryse, Marysia, Masha, Maura, Maure, Maurine▼, Maurise, Maurita, Maurizia, Mavra, May▼, Mayme▼, Maymie, Mea, Meriel, Meya, Miah▲, Mimi, Miriam▼, Moira, Morag, Moreisa, Morisa, Morysa, Moya, Murial, Muriel▼
MASCULINE FORM Maryland
CREATIVE FORMS(female) Masia, ..
(male) Maer, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Maria Julieta (M.J.), ..
How popular is Maria?
Maria is a very prominent first name for females (#7 out of 4276, Top 1%) and also a very prominent last name for both adults and children (#7915 out of 150436, Top 5%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Maria reached its apex position of #35 in the U.S. during 1970-1979, and is at #116 currently. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Popular varying forms of Maria (#116 IN 2018) are Mia (#7), Mary (#126), Mariah (#217), Malia (#254), Mariana (#286), Miriam (#303), Mariam (#548), Marie (#576), Maren (#607), Marilyn (#610), Mara (#681), Miah (#819), Marianna (#834), Mercedes (#1070), Moriah (#1189), Marian (#1210), Mariella (#1269), Marin (#1382), Marlene (#1383), Mayra (#1501), Mariela (#1547), Maura (#1576), Marion (#1605), Moira (#1606), May (#1645), Maritza (#1682), Maribel (#1820), Mari (#1861), Maryann (#1934), Marlo (#1980), Muriel, Maurine, Marylin, Maryjo, Mayme, Mea, Mimi, Maymie, Mai, Marla, Marielena, Mallie, Mame, Mamie, Maree, Mariann, Marianne, Mariel, Marietta, Marita, Mariette, Marika, Marilee, Marilla, Marilou, Marisa, Mariska and Ria. These relations of Maria were at the height of their popularity during 1920-1929 (AVERAGE #1351) and have become much less conventional since (#1495, 81% LESS USAGE), with forms like Marla falling out of fashion. Mary is more widely used than the rest, though Mia is now the most fashionable.
Similar Names
Maria▼ is pronounced similarly to Mahra, Maira▼, Mairi, Marah, Marra, Maurie, Meara, Meira, Mera, Merah, Merri, Merrie, Merry▼, Mira▲, Mirah, Mireio, Mireya, Miri, Mirra, Morah, Moria, Moyra, Myra, Myrah and Myree. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Adria, Aria▲, Azaria▲, Catia, Damia, Darcia, Daria, Doria, Fadia, Kiria, Madira, Maia▲, Malkia, Marcia▼, Mareina, Marfa, Marga, Marial, Mariko, Marina, Maris, Marise, Marit, Mariza, Marjy, Markia, Markita, Marna, Marnia, Marnina, Marsia, Marta▼, Marti, Martia, Martta, Marva▼, Maxina, Maya▲, Maysa, Merial, Merna, Mirta, Myrla, Nasia, Saria, Syria, Tavia, Tyria, Vardia and Zaria▲. These names tend to be less frequently used than Maria.
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