Maria has no connection to Jewish Meriem (hebrew mrm), it came from ancient Latin mr. Marina, Maria, Marisa (as well as the male form Maria / Marius Maris ) came from the ancient Latin word for sea.
"Maria" is also the plural word for the Latin word "mare", meaning "sea"! So it also means "seas", even if that perhaps wasn't the original intention for its meaning.
― Anonymous User 10/30/2019
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IT'S THE LATIN SPELLING OF MARY. THE MOTHER OF CHRIST. Hilarious that no one pointed that out. It's my name, and I like it, although it's not all that common where I live, and in my age group. Much better Maria then Addison, or Chloe, or one of those names.
The Latin mare, plural maria, meaning the sea, has got nothing to do with the name Maria, of course . Though it has a link with Rosemary. This 'Maria' is pronounced MA ree a.
The Latin root "mar" is the root of the sea. For example - "mar" means "sea" as a noun in Spanish, "marino" means "sea" as an adjective in Spanish, "marine" means "sea" as an adjective in English.