Maria Family History
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Maria Name Meaning
Spanish (María), Italian, Portuguese, and Hungarian (Mária): from the female personal name, Latin Maria, which arose as a back-formation from the early Christian female name Mariam. This was mistaken for an accusative case, with the usual Latin feminine accusative ending -am, but in fact it is an Aramaic form of the Hebrew name Miryam (see Marie).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press
Similar surnames: Marie, Marin, Mario, Mari, Marcia, Marta, Madia, Marina, Marra, Mara