Maria

n. female first name (form of Mary)

n. large dark plain surfaces as on the moon and Mars

Maria is a female given name in many diverse cultures, including African, Bulgarian, Catalan, English, German, Greek, Italian, Macedonian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Romanian and Spanish.It became popular with the spread of Christianity as a Latinized form of the Hebrew name of Jesus' mother Mary (Miriam in Hebrew). The meaning of the name is uncertain, but it may originally be an Egyptian name, probably derived from mry "beloved" or mr "love" ("eminent lady" or "beloved lady"), although it was used in Europe even before the establishment of Christianity as a female form of the Roman name Marius. Historically the name was also sometimes used as a male middle name. This was the case in many Central European countries where it signified patronage of the Virgin Mary.
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Noun
1. valuable timber tree of Panama
(synonym) Calophyllum longifolium
(hypernym) tree
(member-holonym) Calophyllum, genus Calophyllum

Noun
1. a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon
(synonym) mare
(hypernym) region, part

Noun
1. female equine animal
(synonym) female horse
(hypernym) horse, Equus caballus
(hyponym) broodmare, stud mare
(member-holonym) Equidae, family Equidae
2. a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon
(synonym) maria
(hypernym) region, part

n. Maria, Mary, female first name; mother of Jesus

n. Maria, female first name (form of Mary)

v. marry off, marry, wed