Mária is a Hungarian and Slovak form of

Maria (given name) Maria is a feminine given name. It is given in many languages influenced by Christianity. It was used as the feminine form of the unrelated Roman name ''Marius (name), Marius'' (see Maria gens), and, after Christianity had spread across the Roma ...

Mary (given name) Mary is a feminine given name, the English form of the name Maria, which was in turn a Latin form of the Greek name or , found in the Septuagint and New Testament. The latter reflects the original Hebrew pronunciation of the name ( Masoretic ...

. As of December 2020, Mária is the most common female given name in Slovakia. With over 193 thousands Slovak women bearing the name, it has a substantial lead over the second most popular name

Anna Anna may refer to: People Surname and given name * Anna (name) Mononym * Anna the Prophetess, in the Gospel of Luke * Anna of East Anglia, King (died c.654) * Anna (wife of Artabasdos) (fl. 715–773) * Anna (daughter of Boris I) (9th–10th c ...

(138 thousands). * The name is found in the

Mária Valéria Bridge The Mária Valéria Bridge joins Esztergom in Hungary and Štúrovo in Slovakia, across the River Danube. The bridge is some 500 metres in length. It is named after Archduchess Marie Valerie of Austria (1868–1924), the fourth child of the E ...

between Hungary and Slovakia on the middle of the bridge named after

Archduchess Marie Valerie of Austria Archduchess Marie Valerie Mathilde Amalie of Austria (22 April 1868 – 6 September 1924) was the youngest child of Emperor Franz Joseph I and Empress Elisabeth of Austria. She was usually called Valerie. On 31 July 1890, she married Archdu ...

and may refer to: * Mária Balážová, (born 1956), Slovak painter * Mária Bartuszová, (1936–1996), Slovak sculptor *

Mária Čírová Mária Čírová (born 20 November 1988) is Slovak singer. In 2008, she won the final, eight edition of the Coca-Cola Popstar contest in Slovakia. Discography Albums Singles Filmography Awards Major awards Music polls ; Slávik by FO ...

, (born 1988), Slovak singer * Mária Festetics (1839–1923), Austro-Hungarian Countess * Mária Frank (1943–1992), Hungarian swimmer * Mária Janák (born 1958), Hungarian javelin thrower *

Mari Jászai Mari Jászai (born Mária Krippel; 24 February 1850, Ászár – 5 October 1926, Budapest) was a Hungarian actress. Life Mari Jászai 24 February 1850 in Ászár, Komárom county, as a daughter of a carpenter. She worked from age 10 as a maid ...

(1850–1926), Hungarian actress *

Mária Kráľovičová Mária Kráľovičová (7 June 1927 – 5 December 2022) was a Slovak actress who played over 400 roles across the mediums of film, stage and television. She was the first Slovak television actress, having starred in the 1957 television film ''D ...

(1927–2022), Slovak actress *

Mária Lázár Mária Lázár (18 April 1895 – 1 October 1983) was a Hungarian film actress. She was born Mária Czartoriszky in Herkulesfürdõ, Austria-Hungary, and died in Budapest, Hungary. She was married three times: Ihász Lajos színész (1916� ...

(1895–1983), Hungarian actress * Mária Littomeritzky (1927–2017), Hungarian butterfly swimmer *

Mária Mednyánszky Mária Mednyánszky (7 April 1901 Budapest – 22 December 1978 also Budapest) was a Hungarian international table tennis star. Table tennis career She became the first official women's world champion winning the women's singles event go ...

(1901–1978), Hungarian international table tennis star *

Mária Mezei Mária Mezei (16 October 1909 – 20 April 1983) was a Hungarian film actress. She appeared in more than 30 films between 1936 and 1970. Selected filmography * ''The Golden Man (film), The Golden Man'' (1936) * ''Tales of Budapest'' (1937 ...

(1909–1983), Hungarian actress *

Mária Pap Mária Pap (born 16 October 1955) is a Hungarian athlete. She competed in the women's long jump at the 1980 Summer Olympics. Born in Budapest, she is the sister-in-law of Olympic javelin champion Miklós Németh Miklós Németh (, born 24 ...

(born 1955), Hungarian athlete *

Marika Rökk Marika Rökk (; born Marie Karoline Rökk, 3 November 1913 – 16 May 2004) was a German-Austrian dancer, singer and actress of Hungarian descent who gained prominence in Cinema of Germany, German films in the Nazism and cinema, Nazi era. She res ...

(1913–2004), Hungarian dancer, singer and actress *

Mária Sabolová Mária Sabolová (born 20 September 1956) is a Slovak politician. She served as a Member of the National Council of Slovakia from 1994 to 2012. Early life Mária Sabolová was born on 20 September 1956 in Prešov. She graduated in electrical ...

(born 1956), Slovak politician *

Mária Schmidt Mária Schmidt (born 10 October 1953) is a Hungarian historian and university lecturer. In 2016 she holds the office of the Government Commissioner of the Memorial Year of the 1956 Revolution, Director-General of the 20th Century Institute, the ...

(born 1953), Hungarian historian and university lecturer *

Mária Spoločníková Mária Spoločníková (25 October 1926 – 9 September 2021) was a Slovak art restorer, painter and art historian. Biography Spoločníková was born on 25 October 1926 in Košice, where she lived her entire life. She was among the first cla ...

(1926–2004), Slovak art restored and painter *

Mária Sulyok Mária Sulyok (1908–1987) was a Hungarian actress best known for her role in '' A köszívü ember fiai'' (1965) and '' Love, Emilia'' (1968). She was born on 24 April 1908 and died on 20 October 1987 in Budapest, Hungary. Selected filmography ...

(1908–1987), Hungarian actress *

Mária Szepes Mária Szepes (; 14 December 1908 – 3 September 2007) was a Hungarian author. She worked as a journalist and screenwriter, as well as an independent author in the field of hermetic philosophy since 1941. She would sometimes write under th ...

(1908–2007), Hungarian author *

Mária Tasnádi Fekete Maria von Tasnady (16 November 1911 – 16 March 2001) was a Hungarian singer, stage actor, stage and film actress. She was born as Mária Tasnádi Fekete and used a variety of other professional names including Maria De Tasnady during her caree ...

(1911–2001), Hungarian singer, stage and film actress *

Mária Temesi Mária Temesi (; born 29 July 1957) is a Hungarian operatic soprano, university (full) professor, and the head of the voice department at the faculty of music at the University of Szeged. Biography and career Temesi was born on 29 July 1957 in ...

(born 1957), Hungarian operatic soprano *

Mari Törőcsik Mari Törőcsik (born Marián Törőcsik; 23 November 1935 – 16 April 2021) was a Hungarian stage and film actress. She appeared in more than 170 films from 1956 to 2020. She won the award for Best Actress at the 1976 Cannes Film Festiva ...

(1935–2021), Hungarian stage and film actress *

Mária Trošková Mária Trošková (born 26 April 1987 in Púchov) is a former Slovak model and businesswoman who worked as the chief state adviser in the Office of the Prime Minister of Slovakia, Prime Minister of the Slovak Republic Robert Fico. She resigned fro ...

(born 1987), Slovak model * Mária Vadász (1950–2009), Hungarian handball player * Mária Wittner (1937–2022), Hungarian revolutionary and politician * Mária Zakariás (born 1952), Hungarian sprint canoer *

Mary of Hungary Mary, also known as Maria of Anjou (, , ; 137117 May 1395), queen regnant, reigned as Queen of Hungary and List of dukes and kings of Croatia, Croatia between 1382 and 1385, and from 1386 until her death. She was the daughter of Louis I of Hun ...

(1257–1323), daughter of

Stephen V of Hungary Stephen V (, , ; before 18 October 1239 – 6 August 1272) was King of Hungary and King of Croatia, Croatia between 1270 and 1272, and Duke of Styria from 1258 to 1260. He was the oldest son of King Béla IV and Maria Laskarina. King Béla ...

* Maria of Anjou (1371–1395) Queen of Hungary and Croatia

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