María
/maˈɾia/
Marie is a female given name in Spanish, known as María.
María is used as a female given name.
How do you pronounce it?
/maˈɾia/
Did you know?
- In some slang contexts, the word maría can be used as a clipped, informal way to refer to 'marijuana'.
- If a Spanish speaker says la María instead of just María, they are using a common dialectal feature in certain regions to refer to a specific woman, though this can sound very informal.
- In many Spanish-speaking cultures, the name María is frequently used as a prefix for a wide variety of other names, such as María José or María Fernanda, to create a single compound name.
Examples in context
- María no tenía sed.Marie wasn't thirsty.Tatoeba #2472044 by marcelostockle, translation #3079707 by shake0615
- María confesó que es prostituta.Marie admitted that she was a prostitute.Tatoeba #5065623 by hayastan, translation #5128190 by abutner
- Acabo de ver a María en el parque.I've just seen Marie at the park.Tatoeba #3177424 by marcelostockle, translation #2721168 by kieranjpball
- Disculpe, María, ¿podría tener un momento de su tiempo?Excuse me, María, may I have a moment of your time?
- ¡Hola, Marita! ¿Te unes a nosotros para almorzar?Hey, Marita! Are you joining us for lunch?
- Mery, ¿me podrías pasar la sal, por favor?Mery, could you pass me the salt, please?
- 3 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Mateo and María are at a cafe.
- MateoHola, María.Hello, María.
- MaríaHola, Mateo. ¿Cómo estás?Hello, Mateo. How are you?
- MateoMuy bien, gracias.Very well, thank you.
- MaríaMe alegra mucho.I am very glad.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry María, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries María, maría, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
