Marya

Arabic
"purity, bright whiteness"
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Marya Origin and Meaning

The name Marya is a girl's name of Arabic origin meaning "purity, bright whiteness".

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Popularity of the name Marya

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Famous People Named Marya

  • Marya Justine Hornbacher
    American author and journalist
  • Marya Zaturenska
    American poet
  • Marya Roxx (born Maarja Kivi)
    Estonian rock singer
  • Graciosa Maria "Marya" Krasińska
    Polish noblewoman
  • Marya Mannes
    American author and critic
  • Marya Cohn
    American film director
  • Marya Carter (born Zella Maria Grajeda)
    American model and actress
  • Marya Delver
    Canadian actress
  • Marya Freund
    Polish,French soprano
  • Marya Chéliga
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  • Marya McLaughlin
    American TV journalist

The name Marya in Pop Culture

  • Marya Lamarkina
    a main character in book/film Never Let Me Go
  • Marya Morevna
    character in fairy tale The Death of Koschei the Deathless
  • Marya "Mado" Zelli
    character in book/film "Quartet"
  • Marya Bolkonskya
    a main character in War & Peace
  • Marya Dmitriyevna Akhrosimova
    minor character in War & Peace and major character in Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812

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