Gender: GirlOrigin: Italian, SpanishMeaning: BitterVariations: MoraiahMayriaMaryaMarjaMariyahMariyaMarijaMarihaMariessaMariesaMariaeMariabellaMareahMareaRiaMoriahMayraMaritzaMarieMariahMaraNicknames: MarieMimiPopularity ChartPopularity rankings from the Social Security Administration
Tony from West Side Story sang it best, "The most beautiful sound I ever heard, Maria!" A beauty in any language, Maria really does sound like angels praying.