Marija

English Proper noun en mk,sh Марија female given name Mary Latvian Etymology First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1460. From lv la Maria, from lv grc Μαρία, grc Μαριάμ, ultimately from lv he מִרְיָם miryám. Cognate to en Mary. Proper noun lv proper noun f Mary Biblical figure lv female Latin lv ru Мария female given name lv es,it María female given name lv fr Marie female given name Related terms Maija, Maira, Mairita, Māra, Marianna, Marika, Mārīte, Maruta Mairis, Māris References Klāvs Siliņš: Latviesu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, 5-7966-0278-0 Population Register of Latvia: Marija was the only given name of 18 826 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010, including Russian speakers. lv Biblical characters Lithuanian Proper noun f 2 Marijà Mary Biblical figure lt female Declension Marij Marìj lt Biblical characters Maltese Etymology mt :bor scn:Marìa<ety:uder<la:Maria>> 4 1 Pronunciation mt /maˈriː.ja/ mt iːja 3 Proper noun proper noun f Marijiet mt also biblical mt female Sicilian < Latin < Ancient Greek < Aramaic Mary Serbo-Croatian Etymology From sh la Maria, from sh grc Μαρία, from sh arc מרים maryam, from sh hbo מִרְיָם mīryām. sh Merjem. Pronunciation sh /mà.ri.ja/ sh Ma ri ja Proper noun Màrija f sh biblical character Christianity Mary sh female Hebrew Mary Declension Marij Further reading Slovene sl: Pronunciation Marȋja Proper noun Marȋja f sl female Mary Declension Maríj sg