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Maria

in New Jersey

There are 42,717 people with the first name "Maria" in New Jersey.

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Ranking in New Jersey

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Maria 12
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  1. is 8th most common Richard
  2. is 9th most common Thomas
  3. is 10th most common Mary
  4. is 11th most common Patricia
  5. is 12th most common Maria
  6. is 13th most common Barbara
  7. is 14th most common Anthony
  8. is 15th most common Edward
  9. is 16th most common Charles

Similar Names and Nicknames

Marie, Mariah, Mari, Mario, Mariya, Mariea, Mary, Mariaa, Mariae, Mariee

Most Common Last Names for Maria

Rodriguez, Gonzalez, Hernandez, Lopez, Perez, Martinez, Garcia, Rivera, Torres, Cruz

Meaning & History

(female) Latin form of Mary. It arose as a back-formation from the early Christian female name Mariam, which was taken as a Latin accusative case. In fact, however, it is an indeclinable Aramaic alternative form of the Hebrew name Miriam. In the English-speaking world Maria is a learned revival dating from the 18th century, pronounced both ‘ma-ree-a’ and, more traditionally, ‘ma-rye-a’. This form of the name is also in common use in most European languages, either as the main local form of the name, as in Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Polish, and Czech, or as a learned doublet of a vernacular form. In Spain not only is the name María itself enormously common, but a large number of Marian epithets and words associated with the cult of the Virgin are also used as female given names. Maria is also used as a male name in combinations such as Gianmaria (Italian) and José María (Spanish).

Short form: Ria.

Recent Searches for "Maria" in New Jersey

Since June 2009
8,576

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Maria Rodriguez, NJ (96 searches)
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