11/22/2009
No doubt, Maria is a special name, among the diversity of names of European girls Maria is one of the most widespread. It comes from Hebrew Miriam. It has different meanings. A mistress, bitter, stubborn, rejecting. It is hard to imagine what parents want to express when they give their daughter this name. A hard name. In the Church Calendar, there are a lot of saints having this name. It was popular in the 18th and 19th centuries; the heroes of Pushkin’s poems were Marias. Then the popularity of this name decreases to become one of the most widespread names nowadays.
It is international. In England, it is Mary, in France Marie. All Christian nations value this name. In the Catholic religion, there is no ban on giving the name Maria to boys. Just remember Erich Maria Remarque or Franois-Mari Arouet (the real name of Voltaire).
If you are dating a Slavic girl named Maria remember all this and don’t forget to congratulate her on the angels’ day which will be the closest to her birthday.
