Marija name meaning

Gender: Girl

Origin: Hebrew

Usage: Arabic, Slovenian, Russian, Slavic, Finnish, Swedish, Danish and Norwegian

Pronunciation: mar-EE-ya

Meaning: Bitter, Bitterness and Princess of the Sea

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What does Marija mean?
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Famous People Named Marija
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What does Marija mean?

Outlandish Marija has its origin in Hebrew, Marija means "Bitter, Bitterness or Princess of the Sea" used for baby girls is used in Slavic, Slovenian, Danish, Arabic, Finnish, Norwegian, Russian and Swedish.

Marija is variant of perpetual and acclaimed Maria. Maria is derivative of Mary. Maria is equivalent of Mirjam in Greek and Latin languages. Also Maria is form of Mirjam in Greek and Latin languages.

Rare Maria's origin is Hebrew, meaning of Maria is "Beautiful, Bitter and The Word Mirjam with the Meaning Bitterness". Marija is version of biblical and long standing Mary. Mary is English cognate of Maria.

Also Mary is equivalent of Maria in English language. Anomalous Egyptian and Hebrew Mary, meaning of Mary is "Princess of the Sea, Wished-for Child and Mother of Jesus Christ".. Marija is celebrated on August 15.

How do I pronounce Marija?

One syllabled Marija is pronounced as mar-EE-ya with emphasis on second EE syllable. There are multiple ways to say the baby name, i.e., m(a)-ri-ja.

Variants of Marija

Maria, Mariam, Mariamne, Mirjam, Marijah, Mary, Maarja, Maraike, Mara, Angelamaria, Maite, Maaria, Marielle, Mai, Marea, Adamary, Marigrace

How popular is the name Marija?

Marija is an uncommon baby name in United States, even after 51 years of use, it could not make it big. Over 488 babies in United States have been named Marija. In England and Wales, it has been in use since 2000 and peaked in 2013 when it ranked 2176th.

It also recently appeared in Ireland baby girl names chart. Also, it is among the top 2000 girl names in France. However things change on global perspective, Marija is extremely popular in Croatia where every 1 in 50 have the name.

Also the baby name is popular in Slovenia, Serbia, Latvia, Lithuania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia and Germany. As per our evaluation, over 350000 people has been named Marija globally.

Year	Rank	Births
2018	11346	8
2017	15794	5
2016	11693	8
2015	16368	5
2014	13035	7

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Marija in Nordic countries

Countries	Men		Women
Countries	First Name	Secondary Name	First Name	Secondary Name
	0	5	105	117
	0	0	0	326

What numbers say about Marija?

You like disconnecting from the world and reconnecting with your soul. Work on your self-confidence and find your own purpose. You keep your promises and people trust you for that. You are an adventurer who follows his intuition. You know what they say, life happens while you are too busy making plans. It's so hard to find someone who fights for true values and doesn't pretend to be something he's not.

Other names liked by soon-to-be-parents that are similar to Marija

Seeta - Outlandish Seeta specifically is used in Hindi, Arabic and English is a baby girl name, meaning of Seeta is "Lord Ram's Wife"
Farahan - The unisex name Farahan means "Cheerfully or Gladly" is particulary used in Arabic, Hindi and Marathi
Shadan - Meaning of Shadan is A Young Gazelle, Joyful or Cheerful is used as a unisex name is dominantly used in Arabic and Sindhi
Gulika - The girl name Gulika means "Ball, A Pearl or Anything Round" is mainly used in Marathi and Gujarati
Qutaylah means Daughter of Sayfi Al-ansari, She was a Companion or Companion of Prophet Muhammad is used in Sindhi and Arabic is used as a baby girl name

Famous people named Marija

Marija Petković, founder of the Catholic Congregation of the Daughters of Mercy
Marija Jurić Zagorka, Croatian journalist and writer
Marija Obrenović, Moldavian and Romanian boyaress
Marija Gimbutas, Lithuanian-American archaeologist and anthropologist
Marija Bursać, member of the Yugoslav Partisans during World War II
Marija Vujović, Montenegrin model
Marija Šestak, Slovenian triple jumper of Serbian descent
Marija Šestić, Bosnian singer and musician
Marija Šerifović, Serbian singer
Marija Nikolova, Macedonian musician
Marija Gluvakov, Serbian pianist and piano teacher
Marija Karan, Serbian actress
Marija Bergam in Klopka as Actress
Marija Miletic Dail in Inch High, Private Eye as Animation Department

Marija Jaksic in Mala nocna muzika as Actress
Marija Kohn in Na putu as Actress
Marija Vickovic in Pogled sa Ajfelovog tornja as Actress
Marijana Micic in Super heroji sa ostrva snova as Actress
Marija Dakic in The November Man as Actress
Marija Tocinoski in Diario di una schizofrenica as Actress
Actor Marija Atanasovska, famous for movie Across the Lake
In 1953, Marija Crnobori played the role of Jela Ledinic in drama, romance movie Nevjera.
In 1919, Marija Leiko played the role of N in drama, romance movie Freie Liebe.
Marija Vasiljevic, from 1984 drama flick Lazar, who portrayed the N.
Marija Skaricic characterized central role of Mare in 2010 drama film Majka asfalta.

Marija Boldireva, from 1917 drama movie Korol Parizha, who played the Juliette.

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