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Maria

/ma.ʁja/

proper noun/ma.ʁja/

a female given name

From Vulgate Latin Maria, from Ancient Greek Μαρία (María), Μαριάμ (Mariám), from Aramaic מרים (Maryām), corresponding to the Hebrew מרים (Miryām). A Latinate variant of the vernacular French Marie.

Maria — French Dictionary | Passage