name
Marija
mah-REE-yah
mɑːˈriːjɑːListen
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Syllable breakdown
Marija
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Macedonian (North Macedonia)
- Meaning
- the South Slavic form of Maria/Mary, ultimately from Hebrew Miryam — a name whose etymology is debated, with proposed meanings including beloved, sea of bitterness, drop of the sea, and wished-for child; in Macedonian Orthodox Christianity the Virgin Mary is the supreme feminine intercessory saint, venerated with particular devotion at major Marian feasts such as the Assumption (Golemata Bogorodica on 28 August) and the Nativity of the Theotokos (15 September); Marija is consistently one of the most commonly given feminine names in North Macedonia and among Macedonian diaspora communities, reflecting both Orthodox Christian faith and the enduring literary and cultural prestige of the name throughout European history; it is written Марија in Macedonian Cyrillic
- Gender
- female
- Also spelled
- Maria, Mariya
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