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Where does “Maria” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Maria”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Maria”

  • Mary
  • Maryland
  • Molly
  • Marian
  • Rosemary
  • Mariana
  • Moll
  • rosemary
  • maudlin
  • Marnie
  • mary
  • marigold
  • Marybeth
  • Maryann
  • molly
  • Maryborough
  • moll
  • Marylander
  • mollycoddle
  • Mariology
  • Mariolatry
  • Mariological
  • Marianism
  • Marianist
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