Mariia

English

Proper noun

Mariia (plural Mariias)

1. A transliteration of the Russian female given name Мари́я (Maríja), equivalent to Mary.
   • 1982, Hugh Ragsdale, “Paul I (Pavel Petrovich)”, in edited by Joseph L[eon] Wieczynski, The Modern Encyclopedia of Russian and Soviet History, volume 27 (Pares, Bernard – Peterhof Conferences of 1905), Gulf Breeze, Fla.: Academic International Press, →ISBN, page 66:

     Sophia Dorothea adopted the Russian Orthodox name Mariia Fedorovna.

   • 1993, Brenda Meehan, “Popular Piety, Local Initiative, and the Founding of Women’s Religious Communities in Russia, 1764–1907”, in Stephen K[almar] Batalden, editor, Seeking God: The Recovery of Religious Identity in Orthodox Russia, Ukraine, and Georgia, DeKalb, Ill.: Northern Illinois University Press, →ISBN, part 1 (Popular Religious Culture and Orthodox Identity), page 92:

     [I]n 1838 the community was elevated to a monastery, and [Margarita] Tuchkova, having been tonsured and given the monastic name Mariia, was appointed abbess.

   • 2011, Eliyana R. Adler, “The Wisdom of Women Builds Her House: Jewish School Girls”, in In Her Hands: The Education of Jewish Girls in Tsarist Russia, Detroit, Mich.: Wayne State University Press, →ISBN, “Characteristics” section, page 104:

     Even a look at the names of pupils supports the conclusion that the student body was diverse. Where such information is available, Yettas and Rakhels attended classes with Mariias and Terezas. In other words, the schools were not composed entirely of the wealthy or the Russified elements of the Jewish community, who might have chosen to give their children Russian names, but instead drew on a far wider selection of families, including those who relied on traditional Yiddish and biblical names.

2. A transliteration of the Ukrainian female given name Марі́я (Maríja), equivalent to Mary.
   • 1981, William A[ndrew] Czumer, translated by Louis T. Laychuk, “The Political Process in the Whitford District of Alberta”, in Recollections About the Life of the First Ukrainian Settlers in Canada, Edmonton, Alta.: Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies, →ISBN, page 127:

     The post office searched for the sender and found another Gordichuk, who also came from Bukovyna and had a wife there named Mariia.

   • 1993, “Mazepa, Maryna”, in Danylo Husar Struk, editor, Encyclopedia of Ukraine, volume III (L–Pf), Toronto, Ont.: University of Toronto Press, →ISBN, page 355, column 2:

     After the death of her husband in 1665, she devoted herself to church and community work, joined the *Lutske Brotherhood of the Elevation of the Cross in 1666, and later entered a monastery, where she took the name Mariia Mahdalyna.

   • 1997, Harvard Ukrainian Studies, volume 19, Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 282:

     Although recalled much less often than many of the men, Anna nevertheless appeared on the Church schedule much more often than did most women’s names; only Mariia was honored more often, but from ancient times the Orthodox Church preserved “the honorable custom not to give to those newly christened the names of the Lord Jesus Christ or His Most Holy Mother. . . . .”

Further reading

• Mariia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Finnish

Etymology

Phonetic rendering of the Swedish pronunciation of Maria.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑriː.ɑ/, [ˈmɑ̝riː.ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑriːɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): Ma‧riia

Proper noun

Mariia

1. a female given name

Declension

Inflection of Mariia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		Mariia	Mariiat
genitive		Mariian	Mariioiden Mariioitten
partitive		Mariiaa	Mariioita
illative		Mariiaan	Mariioihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Mariia	Mariiat
accusative	nom.	Mariia	Mariiat
	gen.	Mariian
genitive		Mariian	Mariioiden Mariioitten Mariiain rare
partitive		Mariiaa	Mariioita
inessive		Mariiassa	Mariioissa
elative		Mariiasta	Mariioista
illative		Mariiaan	Mariioihin
adessive		Mariialla	Mariioilla
ablative		Mariialta	Mariioilta
allative		Mariialle	Mariioille
essive		Mariiana	Mariioina
translative		Mariiaksi	Mariioiksi
abessive		Mariiatta	Mariioitta
instructive		—	Mariioin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Mariia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Mariiani Mariiani accusative nom. Mariiani Mariiani gen. Mariiani genitive Mariiani Mariioideni Mariioitteni Mariiaini rare partitive Mariiaani Mariioitani inessive Mariiassani Mariioissani elative Mariiastani Mariioistani illative Mariiaani Mariioihini adessive Mariiallani Mariioillani ablative Mariialtani Mariioiltani allative Mariialleni Mariioilleni essive Mariianani Mariioinani translative Mariiakseni Mariioikseni abessive Mariiattani Mariioittani instructive — — comitative — Mariioineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Mariiasi Mariiasi accusative nom. Mariiasi Mariiasi gen. Mariiasi genitive Mariiasi Mariioidesi Mariioittesi Mariiaisi rare partitive Mariiaasi Mariioitasi inessive Mariiassasi Mariioissasi elative Mariiastasi Mariioistasi illative Mariiaasi Mariioihisi adessive Mariiallasi Mariioillasi ablative Mariialtasi Mariioiltasi allative Mariiallesi Mariioillesi essive Mariianasi Mariioinasi translative Mariiaksesi Mariioiksesi abessive Mariiattasi Mariioittasi instructive — — comitative — Mariioinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Mariiamme Mariiamme accusative nom. Mariiamme Mariiamme gen. Mariiamme genitive Mariiamme Mariioidemme Mariioittemme Mariiaimme rare partitive Mariiaamme Mariioitamme inessive Mariiassamme Mariioissamme elative Mariiastamme Mariioistamme illative Mariiaamme Mariioihimme adessive Mariiallamme Mariioillamme ablative Mariialtamme Mariioiltamme allative Mariiallemme Mariioillemme essive Mariianamme Mariioinamme translative Mariiaksemme Mariioiksemme abessive Mariiattamme Mariioittamme instructive — — comitative — Mariioinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Mariianne Mariianne accusative nom. Mariianne Mariianne gen. Mariianne genitive Mariianne Mariioidenne Mariioittenne Mariiainne rare partitive Mariiaanne Mariioitanne inessive Mariiassanne Mariioissanne elative Mariiastanne Mariioistanne illative Mariiaanne Mariioihinne adessive Mariiallanne Mariioillanne ablative Mariialtanne Mariioiltanne allative Mariiallenne Mariioillenne essive Mariiananne Mariioinanne translative Mariiaksenne Mariioiksenne abessive Mariiattanne Mariioittanne instructive — — comitative — Mariioinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Mariiansa Mariiansa accusative nom. Mariiansa Mariiansa gen. Mariiansa genitive Mariiansa Mariioidensa Mariioittensa Mariiainsa rare partitive Mariiaansa Mariioitaan Mariioitansa inessive Mariiassaan Mariiassansa Mariioissaan Mariioissansa elative Mariiastaan Mariiastansa Mariioistaan Mariioistansa illative Mariiaansa Mariioihinsa adessive Mariiallaan Mariiallansa Mariioillaan Mariioillansa ablative Mariialtaan Mariialtansa Mariioiltaan Mariioiltansa allative Mariialleen Mariiallensa Mariioilleen Mariioillensa essive Mariianaan Mariianansa Mariioinaan Mariioinansa translative Mariiakseen Mariiaksensa Mariioikseen Mariioiksensa abessive Mariiattaan Mariiattansa Mariioittaan Mariioittansa instructive — — comitative — Mariioineen Mariioinensa

Statistics

• Mariia is the 648^th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 397 female individuals (and as a middle name to 1,482 more, making it more common as a middle name), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.