- Meaning
- The Arabic form of Maria
- Arabic
- مارية
- Say it
- MAA-ri-ya
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Hebrew
- In the Quran
- Not in the Quran
About the meaning
Maria is a form of Mary; see Maryam for its meaning.
Famous people with this name
- Mariya al-Qibtiyya, mother of the Prophet's son Ibrahim
Other spellings
Maria, Mariyah
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Questions about Mariya
What does Mariya mean?
Mariya means: The Arabic form of Maria. Maria is a form of Mary; see Maryam for its meaning.
Is Mariya in the Quran?
No. But a name does not need to be in the Quran to be a good Muslim name: what matters is that its meaning is good.
Is Mariya a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Mariya is a girl’s name.
How do you write Mariya in Arabic?
In Arabic script, Mariya is written مارية.