# Mariia
## English
### Proper noun

Mariia (plural Mariias)
* A transliteration of the Russian female given name Мари́я (Maríja), equivalent to Mary.
** 1982, Hugh Ragsdale, “Paul I (Pavel Petrovich)”, in edited by Joseph L[eon] Wieczynski, The Modern Encyclopedia of Russian and Soviet History, volume 27 (Pares, Bernard – Peterhof Conferences of 1905), Gulf Breeze, Fla.: Academic International Press, →ISBN, page 66:Sophia Dorothea adopted the Russian Orthodox name Mariia Fedorovna.
** 1993, Brenda Meehan, “Popular Piety, Local Initiative, and the Founding of Women’s Religious Communities in Russia, 1764–1907”, in Stephen K[almar] Batalden, editor, Seeking God: The Recovery of Religious Identity in Orthodox Russia, Ukraine, and Georgia, DeKalb, Ill.: Northern Illinois University Press, →ISBN, part 1 (Popular Religious Culture and Orthodox Identity), page 92:[I]n 1838 the community was elevated to a monastery, and [Margarita] Tuchkova, having been tonsured and given the monastic name Mariia, was appointed abbess.
** 2011, Eliyana R. Adler, “The Wisdom of Women Builds Her House: Jewish School Girls”, in In Her Hands: The Education of Jewish Girls in Tsarist Russia, Detroit, Mich.: Wayne State University Press, →ISBN, “Characteristics” section, page 104:Even a look at the names of pupils supports the conclusion that the student body was diverse. Where such information is available, Yettas and Rakhels attended classes with Mariias and Terezas. In other words, the schools were not composed entirely of the wealthy or the Russified elements of the Jewish community, who might have chosen to give their children Russian names, but instead drew on a far wider selection of families, including those who relied on traditional Yiddish and biblical names.
* A transliteration of the Ukrainian female given name Марі́я (Maríja), equivalent to Mary.
** 1981, William A[ndrew] Czumer, translated by Louis T. Laychuk, “The Political Process in the Whitford District of Alberta”, in Recollections About the Life of the First Ukrainian Settlers in Canada, Edmonton, Alta.: Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies, →ISBN, page 127:The post office searched for the sender and found another Gordichuk, who also came from Bukovyna and had a wife there named Mariia.
** 1993, “Mazepa, Maryna”, in Danylo Husar Struk, editor, Encyclopedia of Ukraine, volume III (L–Pf), Toronto, Ont.: University of Toronto Press, →ISBN, page 355, column 2:After the death of her husband in 1665, she devoted herself to church and community work, joined the *Lutske Brotherhood of the Elevation of the Cross in 1666, and later entered a monastery, where she took the name Mariia Mahdalyna.
** 1997, Harvard Ukrainian Studies, volume 19, Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 282:Although recalled much less often than many of the men, Anna nevertheless appeared on the Church schedule much more often than did most women’s names; only Mariia was honored more often, but from ancient times the Orthodox Church preserved “the honorable custom not to give to those newly christened the names of the Lord Jesus Christ or His Most Holy Mother. . . . .”

### Further reading

* Mariia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

## Finnish
### Etymology

Phonetic rendering of the Swedish pronunciation of Maria.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmɑriː.ɑ/, [ˈmɑ̝riː.ɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑriːɑ
* Hyphenation: Ma‧riia

### Proper noun

Mariia
* a female given name

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Mariia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Mariiani
Mariiani
accusative
nom.
Mariiani
Mariiani
gen.
Mariiani
genitive
Mariiani
Mariioideni Mariioitteni Mariiaini $^{rare}$
partitive
Mariiaani
Mariioitani
inessive
Mariiassani
Mariioissani
elative
Mariiastani
Mariioistani
illative
Mariiaani
Mariioihini
adessive
Mariiallani
Mariioillani
ablative
Mariialtani
Mariioiltani
allative
Mariialleni
Mariioilleni
essive
Mariianani
Mariioinani
translative
Mariiakseni
Mariioikseni
abessive
Mariiattani
Mariioittani
instructive
comitative
—Mariioineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Mariiasi
Mariiasi
accusative
nom.
Mariiasi
Mariiasi
gen.
Mariiasi
genitive
Mariiasi
Mariioidesi Mariioittesi Mariiaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
Mariiaasi
Mariioitasi
inessive
Mariiassasi
Mariioissasi
elative
Mariiastasi
Mariioistasi
illative
Mariiaasi
Mariioihisi
adessive
Mariiallasi
Mariioillasi
ablative
Mariialtasi
Mariioiltasi
allative
Mariiallesi
Mariioillesi
essive
Mariianasi
Mariioinasi
translative
Mariiaksesi
Mariioiksesi
abessive
Mariiattasi
Mariioittasi
instructive
comitative
—Mariioinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Mariiamme
Mariiamme
accusative
nom.
Mariiamme
Mariiamme
gen.
Mariiamme
genitive
Mariiamme
Mariioidemme Mariioittemme Mariiaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
Mariiaamme
Mariioitamme
inessive
Mariiassamme
Mariioissamme
elative
Mariiastamme
Mariioistamme
illative
Mariiaamme
Mariioihimme
adessive
Mariiallamme
Mariioillamme
ablative
Mariialtamme
Mariioiltamme
allative
Mariiallemme
Mariioillemme
essive
Mariianamme
Mariioinamme
translative
Mariiaksemme
Mariioiksemme
abessive
Mariiattamme
Mariioittamme
instructive
comitative
—Mariioinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Mariianne
Mariianne
accusative
nom.
Mariianne
Mariianne
gen.
Mariianne
genitive
Mariianne
Mariioidenne Mariioittenne Mariiainne $^{rare}$
partitive
Mariiaanne
Mariioitanne
inessive
Mariiassanne
Mariioissanne
elative
Mariiastanne
Mariioistanne
illative
Mariiaanne
Mariioihinne
adessive
Mariiallanne
Mariioillanne
ablative
Mariialtanne
Mariioiltanne
allative
Mariiallenne
Mariioillenne
essive
Mariiananne
Mariioinanne
translative
Mariiaksenne
Mariioiksenne
abessive
Mariiattanne
Mariioittanne
instructive
comitative
—Mariioinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Mariiansa
Mariiansa
accusative
nom.
Mariiansa
Mariiansa
gen.
Mariiansa
genitive
Mariiansa
Mariioidensa Mariioittensa Mariiainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
Mariiaansa
Mariioitaan Mariioitansa
inessive
Mariiassaan Mariiassansa
Mariioissaan Mariioissansa
elative
Mariiastaan Mariiastansa
Mariioistaan Mariioistansa
illative
Mariiaansa
Mariioihinsa
adessive
Mariiallaan Mariiallansa
Mariioillaan Mariioillansa
ablative
Mariialtaan Mariialtansa
Mariioiltaan Mariioiltansa
allative
Mariialleen Mariiallensa
Mariioilleen Mariioillensa
essive
Mariianaan Mariianansa
Mariioinaan Mariioinansa
translative
Mariiakseen Mariiaksensa
Mariioikseen Mariioiksensa
abessive
Mariiattaan Mariiattansa
Mariioittaan Mariioittansa
instructive
comitative
—Mariioineen Mariioinensa :

#### Statistics

* Mariia is the 648th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 397 female individuals (and as a middle name to 1,482 more, making it more common as a middle name), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.