Meaning of Maria | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A female given name from Hebrew.
2. A Dravidian language spoken in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh provinces in India.
3. A Papuan language spoken in Papua New Guinea.
4. Synonym of Mary, mother of Jesus, in Latin, Spanish, etc. contexts.
5. A surname originating as a matronymic.

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Examples

“Yet herein they come⟳ short of the monks and friars in their conceits of the word Maria; they have⟳ so tossed it and turned it, so anagrammatized and transposed it, that never were five poor letters so worried since time did put⟳ them into the alphabet.”

“By their dresses, their names, and the airs of quality they give⟳ themselves, I am rendered ridiculous among all my acquaintance. My wife, who is a very plain good woman, and whose name⟳ is Amey, has been new-christened, and is called Amelia; and my little daughter, a child of a year old, is no longer Polly, but Maria.”

“I've just kissed a girl named Maria / And suddenly I found how wonderful a sound⟳ can be! / Maria! Say⟳ it loud and there's music playing / Say⟳ it soft and it's almost like⟳ praying”

“CNN anchor and correspondent Maria Santana was reporting from the scene when she and her team were hit by pepper balls and tear⟳ gas that officers fired into the crowd. “At that time, I can tell⟳ you, it is very hard to breathe⟳, very hard to talk⟳, your eyes begin⟳ to water,” she reported.”

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