People
Maria (given name) is a given name, usually for a female:
- Maria Feodorovna (Dagmar of Denmark)
- Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia
- Maria (daughter of Maurice), the name of a supposed daughter of Maurice, Byzantine Emperor
- Maria Prophetissa, Mary the Jewess, reputed founder of alchemy first mentioned by Zosimus
- Maria (gens), a plebeian family of Ancient Rome
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