Marija

The title of this article is ambiguous. Further meanings are listed under Marija (disambiguation) .

Marija is a female given name. It is the Slavic and Baltic form of the name Maria. It occurs in the whole of Eastern and Southeastern Europe. In the Sorbs there is also the variant Marja in addition to Marija . The origin of the Slovenian name Mojca from Marija is also discussed. More information about this name can be found in the main article Maria .

Well-known namesake

• Marija Wassiljewna Abakumowa (* 1986), Russian javelin thrower
• Marija Bursać (1921–1943), Yugoslav communist and partisan
• Marija Butuk (* 1993), Moldovan chess player
• Vanessa Marija Else Ferber , known as Vanessa Mai (* 1992), German singer
• Marija Gimbutas (1921–1994), prehistorian and anthropologist
• Marija Kondratjewna Gorochowskaja (1921-2001), Soviet gymnast
• Marija Grabowezkaja (* 1987), Kazakh weightlifter
• Marija Nikolajewna Yermolowa (1853–1928), Russian actress
• Marija Kon (1894–1987), Yugoslav German studies specialist
• Marija Ivanovna Konovalova (* 1974), Russian long-distance runner
• Marija Pinigina (* 1958), Soviet-Ukrainian sprinter
• Marija Leiko (1887–1938), Latvian film actress
• Marija Manakova (* 1974), Russian-Serbian chess player
• Marija Naumova , stage name Marija N, (* 1973), Latvian singer
• Marija Pečkauskaitė , pseudonym Šatrijos Ragana (1877–1930), Lithuanian writer
• Marija Radojičić (* 1992), Serbian football player
• Marija Nikolajewna Romanowa (1819–1876) , daughter of Tsar Nikolaus I.
• Marija Nikolajewna Romanowa (1899–1918) , daughter of Tsar Nicholas II.
• Marija Jurjewna Sharapova (* 1987), Russian tennis player and photo model
• Marija Schkanowa (* 1989), Belarusian ski racer
• Marija Šerifović (* 1984), Serbian singer
• Marija Šestić (* 1987), singer from Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Marija Tolmachowa (* 1997), Russian singer and winner of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2006 (together with her twin sister Anatassiija)
• Marija Trmčić (* 1986), Serbian skier
• Marija Bronislawowna Vorobjowa-Stebelskaja (1892–1984), Cubist painter of Russian origin

See also

• Maryja

Web links

 Frequency, regional distribution, and age cohort distribution of the name Marija in Slovenia

supporting documents

1. ^ Keber, Janez, Leksikon in the catalog entry at Cobiss