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Where does “Maria” come from?

Maria (Italian) comes from Latin Marīa, from Ancient Greek Μαρία, from Hebrew מִרְיָם, from Aramaic מרים, from Biblical Hebrew מִרְיָם.

Maria (Italian): cannabis, marijuana

Definitions

  1. cannabis, marijuana

Ancestry of “Maria”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinMarīa—
2Ancient GreekΜαρία—
3Hebrewמִרְיָם—
4Aramaicמריםbitter
5Biblical Hebrewמִרְיָם—

Words derived from “Maria”

  • mariologia
  • Mariangela
  • avemaria
  • gesummaria
Every word from Biblical Hebrew מִרְיָם →