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Marya

American  
[mahr-yuh] / ˈmɑr jə /

noun

  1. a female given name, form of Mary.


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The hallmark of the “Khongian” multiverse, according to her agent, Marya Spence, are the boundless souls contained within her characters’ ordinary bodies.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 13, 2026

"Those who come are those that have papers," Marya, who declined to give her last name, says.

From BBC Jan. 31, 2026

Not long after they arrived, Ms. Pyzhyk took her children and Marya, another Ukrainian child, on their first trip to a zoo.

From New York Times Apr. 17, 2022

The wildfire was strengthened by wind earlier in the day and was out of control after growing to 122 acres, Boulder Fire-Rescue spokesperson Marya Washburn said.

From Fox News Mar. 27, 2022

I said nothing—I hadn’t known Marya, and anyway, “listening quietly” was my general social strategy.

From "Looking for Alaska" by John Green

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