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Maria in Chinese

Maria has no single Chinese spelling. Newspapers transliterate it as 玛丽亚 (Mǎlìyà); a person called Maria would take a real Chinese name. Here are three, with every character explained.

Mǎ Lìyǎ
Elegant, graceful, familiar
  • 马Mǎhorse; family name
  • 丽Lìbeautiful, elegant
  • 雅yǎelegant, refined

This name is a close and elegant transliteration of Maria, using common and pleasant characters.

See 马丽雅 written
Mǎ Xīnyí
Joyful, pleasant, warm
  • 马Mǎhorse; family name
  • 心xīnheart, mind
  • 怡yíjoyful, pleasant

This name evokes a pleasant feeling and uses a common surname that sounds like the beginning of Maria.

See 马心怡 written
Mǐ Ānrán
Peaceful, natural, serene
  • 米Mǐrice; family name
  • 安ānpeace, calm
  • 然ránso, natural

This name offers a sense of peace and naturalness, with a surname that subtly echoes Maria.

See 米安然 written
Three more names for MariaAdd who the name is for, or what it should mean, and the characters change.

Maria as a transliteration

How a newspaper writes Maria玛丽亚

This is a common transliteration for the name Maria, often used for Western female names.

A name Maria could be called马丽雅

This name is a close and elegant transliteration of Maria, using common and pleasant characters.

Questions

How do you write Maria in Chinese?

As a transliteration, Maria is written 玛丽亚 (Mǎlìyà), characters chosen for sound. As a real Chinese name, Maria could be 马丽雅 (Mǎ Lìyǎ): This name is a close and elegant transliteration of Maria, using common and pleasant characters.

What does 马丽雅 mean?

马 (Mǎ) means horse; family name; 丽 (Lì) means beautiful, elegant; 雅 (yǎ) means elegant, refined.

Is 马丽雅 a common Chinese name?

It follows the shape of a common Chinese name: the surname 马 is from the Hundred Family Surnames and the given name uses common simplified characters. You can ask the generator for three more.

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