# Maria

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /məˈɹiːə/ · frequency rank #4,031

## Definitions
1. A female given name from Hebrew.
2. Synonym of Mary, mother of Jesus, in Latin, Spanish, etc. contexts.
3. A surname originating as a matronymic.

## Etymology
From Latin Maria, from Ancient Greek Μαρία (María), Μαριάμ (Mariám), from Aramaic מרים (Maryām), corresponding to the Hebrew מרים (Miryām). Doublet of Mary, Marie, and Miriam.

## Easily confused with
- **MIA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maria-vs-mia)
- **MRI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maria-vs-mri)
- **mark** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maria-vs-mark)
- **Mary** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maria-vs-mary)
- **mars** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maria-vs-mars)
- **Maya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maria-vs-maya)
- **mart** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maria-vs-mart)
- **Marx** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maria-vs-marx)
- **mata** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maria-vs-mata)
- **Maui** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maria-vs-maui)
- **Mira** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maria-vs-mira)
- **maxi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maria-vs-maxi)
- **mRNA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maria-vs-mrna)
- **Mori** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maria-vs-mori)
- **Marr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maria-vs-marr)
- **mora** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maria-vs-mora)
- **Myra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maria-vs-myra)
- **maru** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maria-vs-maru)
- **marv** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maria-vs-marv)
- **MRSA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maria-vs-mrsa)

## Common misspellings (6)
`amria`, `maira`, `marai`, `marria`, `mmaria`, `mraia`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/maria