Definition of: Maria

(mə·rī′ə, -rē′ə; Du., Ger., Ital., Sp., Sw. mä·rē′ä; Hungarian mä′rē·ä)
A feminine personal name. See also MARY. Also Mar·i·an (mar′ē·ən), Ma·rie (mə·rē′; Dan. mä·rē′e, Fr. má·rē′), Mar·i·on (mar′ē·ən). [See MARY]
—Maria de 'Medici,
1573–1642, wife of Henry IV of France. Also Marie de Médicis.
—Maria Theresa,
1717–80, wife of Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor.
—Marie Antoinette,
1755–93, wife of Louis XVI of France; guillotined.
—Marie Louise,
1791–1847, wife of Napoleon I; empress of the French.