Latvian

Proper noun

Marija f

1. Mary (Biblical figure)
2. A female given name.
3. A transliteration of the Russian female given name Мария ‎(Marija), and of Maria and Marie from various languages.

Related terms

• Maija, Maira, Mairita, Māra, Marianna, Marika, Mārīte, Maruta
• Mairis, Māris

References

• Klāvs Siliņš: Latviesu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, ISBN 5-7966-0278-0
• 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.

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mǎrija/
• 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): /maˈríːja/
• Tonal orthography: marȋja

Proper noun

Maríja f ‎(genitive Maríje)

1. A female given name, cognate to English Mary.

Declension