Santa Maria (place name)
Santa Maria is a common local name in the Romance languages .
Word origin
Santa Maria means in Italian , Portuguese , Spanish (here Santa María ) and Catalan Saint Mary , and in most cases denotes the mother of Jesus, Mary of Nazareth .
distribution
The Maria consecrated churches and monasteries were productive in the place names treasure of the Mediterranean region since the beginning of Christianity, when form this settlement germs villages. In the course of colonialism , which has always emphasized the missionary basis, the name, like all Catholic names of saints , has become common worldwide and is widespread in all Romansh-speaking areas.
variants
- engl. Saint Mary
- French Sainte-Marie
For an overview of expressions in other languages, see Holy Mary (disambiguation)
List of places and areas called Santa Maria
Angola
Argentina
- Department of Santa María (Catamarca) , administrative unit in the province of Catamarca
- Department of Santa María (Córdoba) , administrative unit in the province of Córdoba
- Santa María (Buenos Aires) , town in the province of Buenos Aires
- Santa María del Yocavil , city in the province of Catamarca
- Santa María de Punilla , town in the province of Cordoba
- Santa María (Misiones) , a municipality in the Concepción department of the Misiones province
- Aldea Santa María (Córdoba) , town in the province of Córdoba
- Aldea Santa María (Entre Ríos) , place in the province of Entre Ríos
- Colonia Santa María , place in La Pampa
Bolivia
- Santa María de Guarayos , locality in the province of Guarayos
Brazil
- Santa Maria , administrative region in the Federal District do Brasil
- Santa Maria , city in Rio Grande do Norte
- Santa Maria , city in Rio Grande do Sul
- Santa Maria da Boa Vista , town in Pernambuco
- Santa Maria da Serra , city in São Paulo
- Santa Maria da Vitória , town in Bahia
- Santa Maria das Barreiras , town in Pará
- Santa Maria do Cambucá , town in Pernambuco
- Santa Maria de Itabira , town in Minas Gerais
- Santa Maria de Jetibá , town in Espírito Santo
- Santa Maria do Herval , city in Rio Grande do Sul
- Santa Maria do Oeste , town in Paraná
- Santa Maria do Pará , town in Pará
- Santa Maria do Suaçuí , town in Minas Gerais
- Santa Maria do Salto , town in Minas Gerais
- Santa Maria do Tocantins , town in Tocantins
- Santa Maria Madalena (Rio de Janeiro) , city in Rio de Janeiro
France
- Santa-Maria-di-Lota , commune in the Haute-Corse department
- Santa-Maria-Figaniella , commune in the Corse-du-Sud department
- Santa-Maria-Poggio , commune in the Haute-Corse department
- Santa-Maria-Siché , commune in the Corse-du-Sud department
- Canton Santa-Maria-Siché in the Corse-du-Sud department
Guatemala
- Santa María Cahabón (Cahabón), a municipality in the Alta Verapaz department
- Santa María Chiquimula , municipality in the department of Totonicapán
- Santa María Ixhuatán , municipality in the department of Santa Rosa
- Santa María de Jesús , municipality in the Sacatepéquez department
- Santa María Visitación , municipality in the department of Sololá
such as:
- Santa María , a volcano in the Quetzaltenango department
Italy
- Santa Maria Capua Vetere , Caserta Province, Campania
- Santa Maria la Carià , Province of Naples, Campania
- Santa Maria del Cedro , Cosenza Province, Calabria
- Santa Maria Coghinas , Sassari Province, Sardinia
- Santa Maria la Fossa , Caserta Province, Campania
- Santa Maria Hoè , Province of Lecco, Lombardy
- Santa Maria Imbaro , Chieti Province, Abruzzo
- Santa Maria di Leuca , Province of Lecce, Apulia
- Santa Maria di Licodia , Catania Province, Sicily
- Santa Maria la Longa , Udine Province, Friuli Venezia Giulia
- Santa Maria Maggiore (Piedmont) , Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont
- Santa Maria del Molise , Isernia Province, Molise
- Santa Maria a Monte , Province of Pisa, Tuscany
- Santa Maria Nuova , Province of Ancona, Marche
- Santa Maria di Sala , Province of Venice, Veneto
- Santa Maria della Versa , Pavia Province, Lombardy
- Santa Maria a Vico , Caserta Province, Campania
- Monte Santa Maria Tiberina , Perugia Province, Umbria
- Rocca Santa Maria , Teramo Province, Abruzzo
- Torre di Santa Maria , Sondrio Province, Lombardy
- Villa Santa Maria , Province of Chieti, Abruzzo
- Santa Maria, part of the municipality of Crescentino , Vercelli province, Piedmont
such as
- Santa Maria (Stagnone) , island near Marsala, Sicily
- an island in the north of Sardinia, see La Maddalena
- Cap Santa Maria di Leuca , Province of Lecce, southern tip of Italy
Cape Verde
- Santa Maria (Cape Verde) , city on the island of Sal
such as:
- Cabo de Santa Maria (Cape Verde) , Cape on Boa Vista
Colombia
- Santa María (Boyacá) , municipality in Boyacá
- Santa María (Huila) , municipality in Huila
Mexico
- Santa María (Campeche) , town in the state of Campeche
- Santa María (Chiapas) , town in the state of Chiapas
- Santa María (Chihuahua) , town in the state of Chihuahua
- Santa María (Jiménez) , town in the state of Coahuila
- Santa María (Ramos Arizpe) , place in Coahuila
- Santa María (San Juan de Sabinas) , town in the state of Coahuila
- Santa María (Guerrero) , town in the state of Guerrero
- Santa María (Hidalgo) , town in the state of Hidalgo
- Santa María (Jalisco) , town in the state of Jalisco
- Santa María (Chapa de Mota) , place in the state of México
- Santa María (Huehuetoca) , town in the state of México
- Santa María (Texcaltitlán) , town in the state of México
- Santa María (Tlalmanalco) , town in the state of México
- Santa María (Tlatlaya) , place in the state of México
- Santa María (Michoacán) , town in the state of Michoacán
- Santa María (Oaxaca) , town in the state of Oaxaca
- Santa María (Puebla) , town in the state of Puebla
- Santa María (Veracruz) , town in the state of Veracruz
Panama
- Santa María (Panama) , district in the Herrera province
Philippines
- Santa Maria (Bulacan) , municipality in the province of Bulacan
- Santa Maria (Davao Occidental) , a municipality in the province of Davao Occidental
- Santa Maria (Ilocos Sur) , municipality in the province of Ilocos Sur
- Santa Maria (Isabela) , municipality in the province of Isabela
- Santa Maria (Laguna) , municipality in the province of Laguna, see
- Santa Maria (Pangasinan) , municipality in the province of Pangasinan
- Santa Maria (Romblon) , municipality in the province of Romblon
Portugal
- Santa Maria (Azores) , island belonging to the Azores
- Cabo de Santa Maria (Portugal) , the southern tip of Portugal
- Santa Maria (Estremoz) , municipality in the district of Estremoz
- Santa Maria (Lagos) , municipality in the district of Lagos
- Santa Maria (Odemira) , parish in the district of Odemira
- Santa Maria (Serpa) , parish in the Serpa county
- Santa Maria (Tavira) , parish in the district of Tavira
Peru
- District of Santa María de Nieva (Condorcanqui) , district and city of the same name
Romania
- Sântă Măria , village in Sălaj County
- Sântămăria-Orlea , municipality in Hunedoara County
Switzerland
- Santa Maria in Calanca , municipality in the Calanca valley, Canton of Graubünden
- Santa Maria Val Müstair , municipality in Val Müstair, Canton of Graubünden
Spain
- Santa Maria de Palautordera , city in Catalonia, province of Barcelona
- Santa Maria del Camí , town on the Balearic island of Mallorca
Vanuatu
- Gaua , one of the Banks Islands
United States
- Santa Maria (California) , location in California
- Santa Maria (Texas) , location in Texas