Mária

Mária
Gender	feminine
Language(s)	Hungarian, Slovak
Name day	August 15, September 8
Other gender
Masculine	Márió, Mário
Origin
Language(s)	Hebrew/Latin
Meaning	bitter", "beloved", "rebelliousness", "wished-for child", "marine", “drop of the sea”
Other names
Nickname(s)	Mari, Marika, Marica
Cognate(s)	Maria
Anglicisation(s)	Mary
Related names	Mirjam, Miriam

Mária is a Hungarian and Slovak form of Maria (given name) or Mary (given name).

As of December 2020, Mária is the most common female given name in Slovakia. With over 193 thousands Slovak women bearing the name, it has a substantial lead over the second most popular name Anna (138 thousands).^[1]

The name is found in the Mária Valéria Bridge between Hungary and Slovakia on the middle of the bridge named after Archduchess Marie Valerie of Austria and may refer to:
Mária Balážová, (born 1956), Slovak painter
Mária Bartuszová, (1936–1996), Slovak sculptor
Mária Čírová, (born 1988), Slovak singer
Mária Festetics (1839–1923), Austro-Hungarian Countess
Mária Frank (1943–1992), Hungarian swimmer
Mária Janák (born 1958), Hungarian javelin thrower
Mari Jászai (1850–1926), Hungarian actress
Mária Kráľovičová (1927–2022), Slovak actress
Mária Lázár (1895–1983), Hungarian actress
Mária Littomeritzky (1927–2017), Hungarian butterfly swimmer
Mária Mednyánszky (1901–1978), Hungarian international table tennis star
Mária Mezei (1909–1983), Hungarian actress
Mária Pap (born 1955), Hungarian athlete
Marika Rökk (1913–2004), Hungarian dancer, singer and actress
Mária Sabolová (born 1956), Slovak politician
Mária Schmidt (born 1953), Hungarian historian and university lecturer
Mária Spoločníková (1926–2004), Slovak art restored and painter
Mária Sulyok (1908–1987), Hungarian actress
Mária Szepes (1908–2007), Hungarian author
Mária Tasnádi Fekete (1911–2001), Hungarian singer, stage and film actress
Mária Temesi (born 1957), Hungarian operatic soprano
Mari Törőcsik (1935–2021), Hungarian stage and film actress
Mária Trošková (born 1987), Slovak model
Mária Vadász (1950–2009), Hungarian handball player
Mária Wittner (1937–2022), Hungarian revolutionary and politician
Mária Zakariás (born 1952), Hungarian sprint canoer
Mary of Hungary (1257–1323), daughter of Stephen V of Hungary
Maria of Anjou (1371–1395) Queen of Hungary and Croatia

References

^ Szusčíková, Michaela (4 January 2021). "Ktoré mená sú najčastejšie v celej populácii Slovenska?". Bratislavskykraj.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 25 July 2023.

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[1] Szusčíková, Michaela (4 January 2021). "Ktoré mená sú najčastejšie v celej populácii Slovenska?". Bratislavskykraj.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 25 July 2023.

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