Maria – the most famous name of Russian and Ukrainian girls

Out of all names in the world Maria seems to be the most popular one. It comes from the Hebrew language in which it was pronounced as Miriam. The meaning varies. In orthodox calendar the name had the meaning “mistress”. A more correct is the following version: stubborn, bitter, rejecting. It is hard to say what feeling the parents wanted to express when they gave their girl the name with the following meaning. Previously such popularity of this name was explained by the great number of saints with name Maria in the church calendar. Orthodox tradition forbids christening the child the name of the Lady, only in honor of numerous saint Marias: Maria Magdalena, Maria – the sister of Lazarus. In Russian there exist many forms formed of Maria: Masha, Marusya, Musya, Manya…Ask your beautiful mail order bride what form she prefers.
Maria is an international name. In England it is Mary, in France – Marie. All Christian nations use this name. And you can come across many beautiful Russian girls with this name.

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