name
Maria
mah-REE-ah
/mɑːˈriːɑː/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
maria
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Aromanian/Vlach (Balkans: North Macedonia, Greece, Albania); from Latin Maria, from Hebrew Miriam
- Meaning
- beloved, wished-for child; the most widespread female name across all Orthodox and Catholic Balkan communities
- Gender
- female
- Also spelled
- Mariea, Marie
Pronunciation tips
Three syllables; stress on the second 'ri' = 'ree'; all vowels are clear and separate in Aromanian
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