Maria
1 Americannoun
noun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Maria
Shortening of Santa Maria ( def. ).
Example Sentences
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Next, they hired Roger Ridlehoover and Maria Maturano of the Land Design Project to remove the lawn and plant climate-appropriate plants.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026
Most of the bottles are Villa Maria, which costs £10.75 in the nearest supermarket and is said to pair well with seafood and tangy goat's cheese.
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
A prominent member of the association of victims' families, Maria Karystianou, told reporters that relatives had been "packed like sardines".
From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026
He settled in Georgia, where he worked on a dairy farm and met a U.S.-born woman he married in 2019: Maria Vazquez.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
Everyone knew the Fox family had six children—Leah, Maria, Elizabeth, and David, now grown; Maggie and Kate, still at home.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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