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Many of these are degenerations in the pronunciation of names that originated in other languages. Sometimes a well-known namesake with the same spelling has a markedly different pronunciation. These are known as heterophonic names or heterophones (unlike heterographs , which are written differently but pronounced the same).
Normally, pronunciation is given only for the subject of the article in its lead section. For non-English words and names, use the pronunciation key for the appropriate language. If a common English rendering of the non-English name exists (Venice, Nikita Khrushchev), its pronunciation, if necessary, should be indicated before the non-English one.
The Annunciation by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1850.. Maria was a frequently given name in southern Europe even in the medieval period. In addition to the simple name, there arose a tradition of naming girls after specific titles of Mary, feast days associated with Mary and specific Marian apparitions (such as María de los Dolores, María del Pilar, María del Carmen etc., whence the derived ...
Mariah is a variation of the feminine name Maria.Its use in an English-language context suggests the pronunciation / m ə ˈ r aɪ ə / mə-RY-ə, i.e. the traditional English pronunciation of Latin Maria (as opposed to the Spanish/Italian-influenced pronunciation / m ə ˈ r iː ə / mə-REE-ə now also commonly encountered in English).
Maria, Marie, Miriam and other variants, such as Molly Mary / ˈ m ɛəˌr i / is a feminine given name , the English form of the name Maria , which was in turn a Latin form of the Greek name Μαρία , María or Μαριάμ , Mariam , found in the Septuagint and New Testament .
Maritza is a name of Spanish origin and may refer to: Maritza Correia (born 1981), Puerto Rican swimmer; Maritza Olivares, Mexican actress; Maritza Rodríguez, Colombian actress; Maritza Salas (born 1975), Puerto Rican track and field athlete; Maritza Sayalero (born 1961), Venezuelan model and beauty pageant titleholder
Don Carlos de Borbón y Austria-Este (Spanish: Carlos María de los Dolores Juan Isidro José Francisco Quirico Antonio Miguel Gabriel Rafael; French: Charles Marie des Douleurs Jean Isidore Joseph François Cyr Antoine Michel Gabriel Raphaël; 30 March 1848 – 18 July 1909) was the Carlist claimant to the throne of Spain as Carlos VII from 1868 (his father's Spanish renunciation), and holder ...
Maria Jeritza (born Marie Jedličková; 6 October 1887 – 10 July 1982) was a dramatic soprano, [1] [2] long associated with the Vienna State Opera (1912–1934 and 1950–1953) and the Metropolitan Opera (1921–1932 and 1951). Her rapid rise to fame, beauty and personality earned her the nickname "The Moravian Thunderbolt".