Maria

¹ American  

[muh-ree-uh, -rahy-uh, mah-ree-ah] / məˈri ə, -ˈraɪ ə, mɑˈri ɑ /

noun

1. a female given name, form of Mary.

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Maria ² American  

[muh-ree-uh] / məˈri ə /

noun

1. calaba.

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maria British  

/ ˈmɑːrɪə /

noun

1. the plural of mare 2

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Etymology

Origin of Maria

Shortening of Santa Maria ( def. ).

Example Sentences

Chief Executive Humpton helped support the apparent message sent by Blitzer, saying on Fox Business’s “Mornings with Maria” that a minimum price or a price guarantee on rare-earth projects wasn’t necessary.

From MarketWatch

Chiles was awarded floor exercise bronze in Paris after a score revision over degree of difficulty elevated her onto the podium at the expense of Romania's Ana Maria Barbosu.

From Barron's

“Mia Maria Delgado. She would have been twelve on November seventh.”

From Literature

"I'm one of these millions of Ukrainian mothers who left the country with children," she says, referring to her daughter Maria, who is now 14.

From BBC

At her side was Maria Corina Machado, who went on to win the Nobel Peace Prize, and other opposition leaders who ended up in hiding, exile, or prison.

From Barron's