Maria
Maria is a female given name . It can also be used by men as an additional, subordinate first name.
Origin, history and meaning
The name probably comes from the Hebrew מִרְיָם Mirjam , the name of the prophetess and sister of Moses in the Tanakh . In Greek there is the intermediate form Μαριαμ Mariam , where Maria is a Latin modification of the name. The Arabic and Aramaic forms of the name are Maryam (Arabic مريم, Aramaic ܡܪܝܡ). In the New Testament it is the name of the mother of Jesus , Mary of Magdala and Mary of Bethany .
Numerous places, especially Marian shrines , have Maria in their name, such as Maria Enzersdorf or Mariazell .
Meanings
In addition to the derivation to Miriam (controversial, probably from the Egyptian mry “loved”), the derivation from the Hebrew tribe מרא MRA, “fatten” (compare the term מריא MRIA, “beef cattle, calves” in 2 Sam 6,13 EU , 1 Kings 1.19–25 EU , Am 5.22 EU, Isa 1.11 EU , Ez 39.18 EU and others) possible. Mary would therefore mean "the well-fed". According to Abraham Meister , the name Miriam also means "bitterness, sorrow".
name day
The Feast of the Name of the Virgin is celebrated in the Roman Catholic Church on September 12th. Pope Innocent XI. introduced the festival in 1683 in gratitude for the victory over the Turks before Vienna in the Roman general calendar . Other possible name days are the numerous Marian festivals .
Maria as a male first name
Especially in the Catholic areas was patron to a high level of protection for the name of the carrier. The mother of God Mary was and is considered a powerful advocate in the Catholic Church , which is why the first name became naturalized for men.
variants
- Maaike
- Maaret
- Maaria
- Maarja
- Maarit
- Maija
- Maiju
- Maika ( Russian )
- May
- Maiken
- Máire ( Irish )
- Maja
- Majken
- Malia ( Hawaii )
- Manja
- Manjasha
- Manon
- Manoun
- Mara ( Croatian )
- Maraki ( Greek )
- Marea
- Mareen ( English )
- Marei
- Mareia ( Rhaeto-Romanic )
- Mareike
- Mareile
- Mareille
- Maren
- Mari
- Marian
- Mariah
- Mariam
- Mariana ( Spanish , Czech , Slovak )
- Marianna ( Slovak , Polish )
- Marianus
- Mariasha
- Marie
- Mariechen
- Mariedl
- Marieke ( Dutch )
- Mariele
- Mariella ( Italian )
- Marieta ( Catalan )
- Marietta ( Italian )
- Mariha
- Marij
- Marija ( Croatian ), ( Macedonian , Slovenian , Serbian , Russian )
- Marijana ( Slovenian )
- Marijke
- Marijken
- Marijona
- Marika ( Slovak , Hungarian )
- Marike
- Mariluna
- Marina
- Mariola
- Marion ( French )
- Marisa
- Marishka
- Marisol (Maria del Sol)
- Marissa
- Marit
- Marita
- Maritie
- Maritje
- Maritschka
- Maritta
- Mariuana (Maria and Johanna )
- Mariucci, Mariucca ( Friulian )
- Marja
- Marjam
- Marjan
- Marjana
- Marjatta ( Finnish )
- Marlen
- Marlena ( English , Polish )
- Marlene (Maria and Magdalena )
- Maro
- Marushka
- Marussia
- Mary ( English )
- Maryam ( Arabic , Aramaic )
- Maryla ( Polish )
- Marysa
- Maryse
- Marysia (Polish)
- Masha
- Maschenjka
- Mashka
- Mashutka
- Masjanja
- Masjok
- Mativanushka
- Matjatja
- Matyatyanokova
- Maura
- Maureen
- May
- Maya
- Mayken
- Meieli
- Meike
- Meri ( Georgian )
- Merieke
- Meryem ( Turkish )
- Mia
- Mie
- Mieke ( Dutch )
- Mies (Dutch)
- Rental (Dutch)
- Miëz
- Marie (French)
- Miriam or Miriama ( Slovak )
- Mirja
- Miriam
- Miriam
- Mirjami
- Mirl
- Mitzi
- Mizzi
- Moira
- Mrei ( Luxembourgish )
- Myriam ( French )
- Reia (Luxembourgish)
- Ria
Name bearers
Women in the Bible (New Testament)
- Mary (mother of Jesus) , mother of Jesus Christ
- Mary of Bethany
- Maria Magdalena (also "Maria (of) Magdala" )
- Maria Cleophae
- Mary Salome of Galilee
Ancient namesake women
- Maria the Jewess (between the 1st and 3rd centuries), most important alchemist of antiquity
Namesake women of consecrated life
- Maria de Bohorques (around 1539; † 1559), Spanish evangelical martyr
- María von Ágreda (1602–1665), visionary and abbess of the Franciscan convent in Agreda
Noble namesake women
- Maria (daughter of Stilicho) (385–407 / 408), wife of Emperor Flavius Honorius
- Mary of Antioch († after December 10, 1307), daughter of Prince Bohemond IV of Antioch
- Mary of Avesnes , Countess of Blois from 1231
- Maria von Berry (1367–1434), Duchess of Auvergne
- Maria von Blois (around 1136–1182), Countess of Boulogne
- Maria von Geldern (Duchess) , Duchess of Geldern
- Mary of Hungary (1505–1558), sister of Charles V.
- Mary of Spain (1528–1603) , daughter of Charles V.
- Maria of Austria (1531–1581) , niece of Charles V.
- Maria von Jever (1500–1575), regent of the Jever reign
- Mary of Luxembourg (1304–1324), Queen of France
- Mary of Sicily (1362–1401), Queen of Sicily
- Maria Stuart (1542–1587), Queen of Scots and France
- Maria Theresa (1717–1780), Austrian empress
- Maria von Trebizond (also Maria Megale Komnena ; before 1404–1439), third wife of the Byzantine emperor John VIII. Palaiologos
- Maria I Tudor (1516–1558), Queen of England
- Mary of Hungary (1505–1558), Princess of Castile, Austria and Burgundy and Queen of Bohemia and Hungary
- Maria Komnene of Byzantium (before 1144–1190), Queen of Hungary
- Maria Laskaris of Nicaea (1206–1270), Queen of Hungary
- Mary of Hungary (1257–1323) , Queen of Naples
- Maria von Beuthen (1282 / 1284-1317), Queen of Hungary, Croatia and Dalmatia
- Maria (Hungary) ( Maria of Anjou ; 1370–1395), Queen of Hungary
- Maria Anna of Bavaria (1574–1616) , Princess of Bavaria and Archduchess of Austria
- Maria Anna of Spain (1606–1646) , Infanta of Spain and Portugal, Queen of Hungary and Bohemia and Roman-German Empress
- Maria Leopoldine of Austria-Tyrol (1632–1649), Archduchess of Austria, Queen of Bohemia and Hungary and Roman-German Empress
- Maria, Countess of Harewood (1897–1965), British princess and daughter of George V.
Bourgeois namesake
- María Mercedes Álvarez Pontón (* 1976), Spanish endurance rider
- Maria Beig (1920–2018), German writer
- Maria Bill (* 1948), Austrian actress
- Maria Blumencron (* 1965), Austrian actress
- Maria Böhmer (* 1950), German politician
- Maria Breuer (* 1953), German national soccer player
- Maria Callas (1923–1977), Greek-American opera singer
- Maria Eichwald (* 1974), Kazakh-German ballet dancer
- Maria Epple-Beck (* 1959), German ski racer
- Maria Furtwängler (* 1966), German actress
- Maria Höfl-Riesch (* 1984), German ski racer
- Maria Ivanovna Kirbassowa (1941–2011), Russian human rights activist, founder of the Soldiers' Mothers of Russia
- Maria Konnikova (* 1984), Russian-American writer, journalist and psychologist
- Maria Körber (1930–2018), German actress
- Maria Ladenburger († 2016), see criminal case Maria Ladenburger
- Maria Lamprópulos (* 1981), Argentine-Greek poker player
- Maria Lauber (1891–1973), Swiss writer
- Maria Maier (* 1954), German artist
- Maria Sibylla Merian (1647–1717), naturalist and artist
- Maria Montessori (1870–1952), Italian reform pedagogue
- Maria Ohisalo (* 1985), Finnish politician
- Maria Potesil (1894–1984), Austrian foster mother, "Righteous Among the Nations"
- Maria Sharapova (* 1987), Russian tennis player
- Maria Schell (1926–2005), Austrian actress
- Maria von Schmedes (1917–2003), Austrian singer and actress
- Maria Schrader (* 1965), German actress
- Maria Simon (* 1976), German actress
- Marija Tolmacheva (* 1997), Russian singer
- Maria Vidowitsch (1877–1955), Austrian singer and yodeler , artist name Mirzl Hofer
- Maria Walliser (* 1963), Swiss ski racer
- Maria von Welser (* 1946), German journalist and television presenter
Male namesake
- José María Aznar (* 1953), Spanish politician
- Wolfgang Maria Bauer (* 1963), German actor
- Klaus Maria Brandauer (* 1943), Austrian actor
- Christian Heinrich Maria Drosten (* 1972), German virologist
- Volker Maria Engel (* 1970), German director and theater educator
- Josemaría Escrivá (1902–1975), Spanish priest, founder of Opus Dei
- Johann Maria Farina (1685–1766), Italian entrepreneur, inventor of the cologne
- Karl-Maria Schley (1908–1980), German actor
- Oskar Maria Graf (1894–1967), German writer
- Günther Maria Halmer (* 1943), German actor
- Karl Maria Harrer (1926–2013), German priest and writer
- Christoph Maria Herbst (* 1966), German comedian and actor
- Karl Maria Hettlage (1902–1995), German politician
- Klemens Maria Hofbauer (1751–1820), Czech-German preacher
- Karl Maria Kertbeny (1824–1882), Austro-Hungarian writer
- August Maria Knoll (1900–1963), Austrian lawyer and social reformer
- Guido Maria Kretschmer (* 1965), German fashion designer and television juror
- Heinrich Maria Ledig-Rowohlt (1908–1992), German publisher
- Markus Maria Profitlich (* 1960), German comedian and actor
- Peter Maria Quadflieg (* 1982), German-Belgian historian and archivist
- Erich Maria Remarque (1898–1970), German writer
- Rainer Maria Rilke (1875–1926), Austrian poet
- Rainer Maria Salzgeber (* 1969), Swiss sports presenter
- Christoph Maria Schlingensief (1960–2010), German director
- José María Velasco Gómez (1840–1912), Mexican painter
- Carl Maria von Weber (1786–1826), German composer
- Rainer-Maria Weiss (* 1966), German archaeologist
- Karl Maria Zwißler (1900–1984), German conductor, general music director, general manager and professor
Common male first names are Jean-Marie in the French-speaking area and José María in the Spanish-speaking area .
family name
Web links
- Maria on behindthename.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Abraham Meister: Biblical Name Lexicon , Mitternachtsruf, Pfäffikon ZH / Switzerland, 3rd edition 1991
- ↑ Why boys are allowed to be called Maria, girls not called Joseph
- ↑ MREI in Luxembourg Dictionary
- ↑ Reia in Luxembourg Dictionary