Often held up as the prime example of a "boring" name, it's still surprisingly common for new babes. Spin-offs Mariah, Maria, Maia, Mia, & Malia are more popular in the U.S., but there's still even more versions ready for use!
Original Hebrew form: Miryam [מִרְיָם] (meer-YAHM)
Latin transliteration: Maria (mah-REE-ah)
Modern forms:
- Maia (MY-ah)--Basque
- Maike (MY-keh)--Frisian
- Mair (MIRE)--Welsh
- Maire (MOI-rah)--Irish. Anglicized as Moira or Maura.
- Majken (MY-kyen)--Swedish
- Malia (mah-lee-ah)--Hawaiian
- Mareike (mah-RYE-keh)--German, Dutch
- Mariam (MAIR-ee-am)--Greek
- Marian (MAIR-ee-an)--English
- Mariel (MAIR-ee-el)--English
- Marietta (mahr-ee-ET-tah)--Italian
- Marika (MAH-ree-kah)--Estonian, Greek, Hungarian, Polish
- Marike (MAH-ree-keh)--Dutch
- Mariska (mah-REESH-kah)--Hungarian
- Maritta (mah-REET-tah)--Finnish
- Marjatta (mahr-YAHT-tah)--Finnish
- Maryla (mahr-IL-lah)--Polish
- Maryse (mah-REESE)--French
- Maureen (maw-REEN)--Irish. Anglicized from Maírín.
- Meike (MYE-keh)--German
- Meryem (MEHR-ee-em)--Turkish
- Mirele (MEE-reh-leh)--Yiddish
- Miren (MEER-en)--Basque
- Moirrey (MUR-ra or MOHR-reh)--Manx
- Molly (MOL-lee)--English
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