The story behind Ma-ri-a
Borrowed from Italian Maria.
Pronunciation
Vietnamese; Hà-Nội: [maː˧˧ zi˧˧ ʔaː˧˧]
Regional pronunciation variants
- Vietnamese; Huế: [maː˧˧ ʐɪj˧˧ ʔaː˧˧]
- Vietnamese: [maː˧˧ ɹɪj˧˧ ʔaː˧˧]
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Madonna
From Italian madonna, from Old Italian ma (“my”) + donna (“lady”). The given name is derived from the English term, not used as a given name in Italy. Doublet of madam.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
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- same syllable count
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Mirela
Borrowed from Italian Mirella, from Provençal Mirèlha/Mirèio. Invented by the poet Frédéric Mistral for his poem of the same title (1859).
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Allegra
Borrowed from Italian allegra (“cheerful”), inspired by the musical term allegro.
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- Syllables
- 3 syllables
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Cosima
From Italian, a feminine form of Cosimo.
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Elena
Borrowed from Italian and Spanish Elena, cognate to English Helen. Variant of Helena, possibly from Italian Elena and/or Spanish Elena. From Italian and Spanish Elena. From…
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Ginevra
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- 3 syllables
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Middle Names for Ma-ri-a
Bianca
From Italian Bianca, equivalent of English Blanche. Recently borrowed from Italian Bianca. Recently borrowed from Italian Bianca. Borrowed from Italian Bianca. Doublet of…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
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From Italian Bianca. Borrowed from Italian Bianca. Derived from Italian Bianca.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
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- balanced syllable contrast
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Carmen
From Spanish Carmen, cognate with English Carmel. Made famous outside Spain by the opera Carmen (1875) by Georges Bizet. Borrowed from Italian Carmine. Ultimately from…
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- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends N
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Ma-ri-a
Abraham
Middle English Abraham English Abraham From Middle English Abraham, from Old English Abraham, from Late Latin Ābrahām, from Ancient Greek Ἀβρᾱᾱ́μ (Abrāā́m), from Hebrew…
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- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
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- shared origin connection
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Adolfo
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- shared origin connection
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Alberto
Borrowed from Italian and Spanish Alberto. Shorter form of Adalberto, from Latin Adalbertus, from Frankish *Aþalaberht. Borrowed from Spanish Alberto.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length