Comments (Pronunciation Only)
Variant Russian Pronunciation: MA-ryə.
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Old English Pronunciation: mə-RIE-ə.
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Pronunced "mah-REE-ah" (like Italian or German) or "mah-REE-yah" (like Russian) in Greek.
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MAH-ree-ah is the Finnish pronunciation.
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Not too long ago, it was also pronounced mah-RYE-uh, similar to Mariah Carey's name.
In Ireland, in the late 19th c. many women pronounced it this way.
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In Ireland, in the late 19th c. many women pronounced it this way.
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My friend's grandmother's name was Maria prounounced like MAHR-EYE-UH.
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This spelling is also pronounced Ma-rye-a which is Scottish or Ma' ria - heavy on the Ma which is Anglo. I was named after a Scottish great-grandmother who pronounced the spelling of her name Maria as Ma-rye-a.
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In some parts of Norway it is pronounced as the Finnish and Dutch Marja. But it is written like Maria.
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The old English pronunciation of Maria was the same as Mariah. Ths pronunciation went out of fashion in the 19th and 20th centuries with European influence.
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I know a woman named Maria who pronounces it like Mariah.
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