Advertisement
Baby Name SearchMy Baby Names

Maria

IN THIS ARTICLE

Maria name meaning and origin

What does Maria mean?

An English form of the Latin name Mariam or Miriam. It was the name of the mother of Christ.

The Greek origin of the name possibly means "rebellious", but probably the name goes even further back to Ancient Egyptian origins where mr meant "love" or "my beloved".

Origin

Greek
Data not available
Advertisement | page continues below

Famous people named Maria

Maria is the name of the main characters in the classic musicals "The Sound of Music" and "West Side Story". It is also the name of Maria Sharapova, a famous Russian-American champion tennis player, and is included in many popular song titles, including religious song, "Ave Maria" and "Maria" by Blondie.

Baby Names A-Z

A
Baby girl names that start with A
B
Baby girl names that start with B
C
Baby girl names that start with C
D
Baby girl names that start with D
E
Baby girl names that start with E
F
Baby girl names that start with F
G
Baby girl names that start with G
H
Baby girl names that start with H
I
Baby girl names that start with I
J
Baby girl names that start with J
K
Baby girl names that start with K
L
Baby girl names that start with L
M
Baby girl names that start with M
N
Baby girl names that start with N
O
Baby girl names that start with O
P
Baby girl names that start with P
Q
Baby girl names that start with Q
R
Baby girl names that start with R
S
Baby girl names that start with S
T
Baby girl names that start with T
U
Baby girl names that start with U
V
Baby girl names that start with V
W
Baby girl names that start with W
X
Baby girl names that start with X
Y
Baby girl names that start with Y
Z
Baby girl names that start with Z
A
Baby boy names that start with A
B
Baby boy names that start with B
C
Baby boy names that start with C
D
Baby boy names that start with D
E
Baby boy names that start with E
F
Baby boy names that start with F
G
Baby boy names that start with G
H
Baby boy names that start with H
I
Baby boy names that start with I
J
Baby boy names that start with J
K
Baby boy names that start with K
L
Baby boy names that start with L
M
Baby boy names that start with M
N
Baby boy names that start with N
O
Baby boy names that start with O
P
Baby boy names that start with P
Q
Baby boy names that start with Q
R
Baby boy names that start with R
S
Baby boy names that start with S
T
Baby boy names that start with T
U
Baby boy names that start with U
V
Baby boy names that start with V
W
Baby boy names that start with W
X
Baby boy names that start with X
Y
Baby boy names that start with Y
Z
Baby boy names that start with Z
Advertisement | page continues below

Baby Names Generator

* Our Baby Name Generator helps you find the perfect name, sorted by gender, letter, meaning, and more. You don't need to fill out every field, just the ones you're interested in.
I’m looking for  
  names starting with  
and ending with 
  with  
  syllables.
I like names that mean  
Show me names of  
  origin.

Learn more about a name

Track your pregnancy on our free #1 pregnancy & baby app
phone with BabyCentre app
My pregnancy week by week
Advertisement