Marija

English

Proper noun

Marija

  1. A transliteration of the Macedonian or Serbo-Croatian female given name Марија (Marija), equivalent to Mary

Latvian

Etymology

First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1460. From Latin Maria, from Ancient Greek Μαρία (María), Μαριάμ (Mariám), ultimately from Hebrew מִרְיָם‎ (miryám). Cognate to English Mary.

Proper noun

Marija f

  1. Mary (Biblical figure)
  2. a female given name from Latin
  3. A transliteration of the Russian female given name Мария (Marija).
  4. A transliteration of the Spanish or Italian female given name Maria.
  5. A transliteration of the French female given name Marie.

References

  • Klāvs Siliņš: Latviesu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
  • Population Register of Latvia: Marija was the only given name of 18 826 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010, including Russian speakers.

Lithuanian

Proper noun

Marija f

  1. Mary (Biblical figure)
  2. a female given name

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sicilian Marìa, from Latin Maria, from Ancient Greek Μαρία (María), from Aramaic מַרְיָם‎ (Maryām).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maˈriː.ja/

Proper noun

Marija f (plural Marijiet)

  1. (also biblical) a female given name from Sicilian [in turn from Latin, in turn from Ancient Greek, in turn from Aramaic], equivalent to English Mary

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Latin Maria, from Ancient Greek Μαρία (María), Μαριάμ (Mariám).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mà.ri.ja/
  • Hyphenation: Ma‧ri‧ja

Proper noun

Màrija f (Cyrillic spelling Ма̀рија)

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Mary

Declension

Slovene

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maríːja/

Proper noun

Marȋja f

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Mary

Inflection

Feminine, a-stem
nominative Maríja
genitive Maríje
singular
nominative
(imenovȃlnik)
Maríja
genitive
(rodȋlnik)
—
dative
(dajȃlnik)
—
accusative
(tožȋlnik)
—
locative
(mẹ̑stnik)
Maríji
instrumental
(orọ̑dnik)
Maríjo
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