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

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

María (town in Andalucia)

Czech

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈmariːja]

Proper noun

María f (related adjective Maríin)

a female given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Mary
(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

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

Icelandic

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmaːri(ː)ja/
Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -aːrija

Proper noun

María f

a female given name, equivalent to English Mary

Declension

Declension of María
f-w1	singular
	indefinite
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

a female given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Mary
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

a surname originating as a matronymic

Derived terms

Descendants

→ Cebuano: Maria
→ Tagalog: Maria