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Meaning and etymology of the name Maria
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Maria 
The name Maria is Greek but it is a transliteration of the Hebrew name Miriam. Please see that name for meaning and etymology.
When the Bible was translated from Greek to Latin, the translators had a problem because Mariam, the Greek version of the Hebrew name Miriam, looked like the accusative form. And that would make Mariam look like the grammatical object of every sentence she featured in. The translators solved the problem by omitting the -m. Hence the name Maria saw the light.
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