Marija is from the Croatian / Serbian / Lithuanian / Latvian / Slovenian Marija — South Slavic + Baltic rendition of Mary — from the Hebrew Miryam. A modern American baby name in the broader Slavic-Baltic heritage aesthetic. Marija is one of the foundational South Slavic + Baltic feminine names. Notable bearers: Marija Šerifović (born 1984) — foundational Serbian Roma singer + Eurovision Song Contest 2007 winner (with Molitva) — first openly LGBTQ+ Eurovision winner; Marija Gimbutas (1921-1994) — foundational Lithuanian-American archaeologist + author of foundational works on Old European matristic + Goddess cultures including The Civilization of the Goddess (1991); Marija Vrsaljko — foundational Croatian volleyball player. Foundational Slavic + Baltic feminine name across Eastern Orthodox + Catholic communities.
Featured throughout Slavic-Baltic heritage.
Marija reduces to six.