"María" meaning in Spanish

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Proper name

IPA: /maˈɾia/, [maˈɾi.a]
Rhymes: -ia Etymology: Inherited from Latin Marīa, from Ancient Greek Μαρίᾱ (Maríā), from Hebrew מִרְיָם (miryām). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|es|la|Marīa|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin Marīa, {{inh+|es|la|Marīa}} Inherited from Latin Marīa, {{der|es|grc|Μαρίᾱ}} Ancient Greek Μαρίᾱ (Maríā), {{der|es|he|מִרְיָם|tr=miryām}} Hebrew מִרְיָם (miryām) Head templates: {{head|es|proper nouns|g=f|g2=|g3=|head=}} María f, {{es-proper noun|f}} María f
  1. a female given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Mary Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Spanish female given names, Spanish given names, Individuals
    Sense id: en-María-es-name-AY3b3vMW Disambiguation of Individuals: 48 40 12 Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Spanish masculine and feminine nouns by sense Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 48 37 14 Disambiguation of Spanish masculine and feminine nouns by sense: 58 26 15
  2. Mary; Miriam (biblical character) Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Biblical characters, Individuals Synonyms: , Ma.
    Sense id: en-María-es-name-Ib3rZLhO Disambiguation of Biblical characters: 39 55 6 Disambiguation of Individuals: 48 40 12

Proper name

IPA: /maˈɾia/, [maˈɾi.a]
Rhymes: -ia Etymology: Inherited from Latin Marīa, from Ancient Greek Μαρίᾱ (Maríā), from Hebrew מִרְיָם (miryām). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|es|la|Marīa|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin Marīa, {{inh+|es|la|Marīa}} Inherited from Latin Marīa, {{der|es|grc|Μαρίᾱ}} Ancient Greek Μαρίᾱ (Maríā), {{der|es|he|מִרְיָם|tr=miryām}} Hebrew מִרְיָם (miryām) Head templates: {{head|es|proper nouns|g=mfbysense|g2=|g3=|head=}} María m or f by sense, {{es-proper noun|mfbysense}} María m or f by sense
  1. a surname originating as a matronymic Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine Categories (topical): Individuals Derived forms: baño de María, Jesús, María y José, José María, la tierra de María Santísima, María Jesús, María José, María Juana, María Magdalena, Virgen María
    Sense id: en-María-es-name-zPiYSLtC Disambiguation of Individuals: 48 40 12 Categories (other): Spanish surnames

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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