Names Categorized "ends in -ria"

Adria f English
Short form of Adriana.

Alexandria f English
Feminine form of Alexander. Alexander the Great founded several cities by this name (or renamed them) as he extended his empire eastward. The most notable of these is Alexandria in Egypt, founded by Alexander in 331 BC.

Allegria f Various (Rare)
Means "cheerfulness, joy" in Italian.

Aria 1 f English (Modern)
Means "song, melody" in Italian (literally means "air"). An aria is an elaborate vocal solo, the type usually performed in operas. As an English name, it has only been in use since the 20th century, its rise in popularity accelerating after the 2010 premier of the television drama Pretty Little Liars, featuring a character by this name. It is not traditionally used in Italy.

Aria 2 m Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian آریا (see Arya 1).

Asteria f Greek Mythology
Feminine form of Asterios (see Asterius). In Greek mythology Asteria was a daughter of the Titans Phoebe and Coeus.

Astoria f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Astor. This is also the name of several American towns, after the businessman John Jacob Astor.

Berengaria f Germanic (Latinized)
Latinized feminine form of Berengar. This name was borne by a 13th-century queen of Castile.

Caitria f Irish (Rare)
Possibly a form of Caitríona.

Cambria f Various (Rare)
Latin form of the Welsh Cymru, the Welsh name for the country of Wales, derived from cymry meaning "the people". It is occasionally used as a given name in modern times.

Candelaria f Spanish
Means "Candlemas" in Spanish, ultimately derived from Spanish candela "candle". This name is given in honour of the church festival of Candlemas, which commemorates the presentation of Christ in the temple and the purification of the Virgin Mary.

Cesária f Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese feminine form of Caesarius.

Daria f Italian, Polish, Romanian, English, Croatian, Russian, Late Roman
Feminine form of Darius. Saint Daria was a 3rd-century woman who was martyred with her husband Chrysanthus under the Roman emperor Numerian. It has never been a particularly common English given name. As a Russian name, it is more commonly transcribed Darya.

Demetria f Ancient Greek, English
Feminine form of Demetrius.

Desidéria f Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese feminine form of Desiderius.

Desideria f Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Late Roman
Feminine form of Desiderio. This was the Latin name of a 19th-century queen of Sweden, the wife of Karl XIV. She was born in France with the name Désirée.

Doria f English (Rare)
Possibly a feminine form of Dorian or an elaboration of Dora.

Dulce María f Spanish
Combination of Dulce and María.

Eleftheria f Greek
Feminine form of Eleftherios.

Eva María f Spanish
Combination of Eva and María.

Glória f Portuguese, Hungarian
Portuguese and Hungarian form of Gloria.

Gloria f English, Spanish, Italian, German
Means "glory", from the Portuguese and Spanish titles of the Virgin Mary Maria da Glória and María de Gloria. Maria da Glória (1819-1853) was the daughter of the Brazilian emperor Pedro I, eventually becoming queen of Portugal as Maria II.... [more]

Glykeria f Greek, Late Greek
From Greek γλυκερός (glykeros) meaning "sweet". This was the name of a 2nd-century saint from Heraclea.

Gregoria f Spanish, Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Gregorius (see Gregory).

Hilaria f Ancient Roman, Spanish
Feminine form of Hilarius.

Honoria f Late Roman
Feminine form of Honorius. This name was borne by the sister of the Western Roman emperor Valentinian III. After her brother had her engaged to a man she did not like, she wrote to Attila the Hun asking for help. Attila interpreted this as a marriage proposal and subsequently invaded.

Ilaria f Italian
Italian feminine form of Hilarius.

Iria f Portuguese, Galician
Possibly a Portuguese and Galician form of Irene. This was the name of a 7th-century saint (also known as Irene) from Tomar in Portugal. This is also the name of an ancient town in Galicia (now a district of Padrón).

Kamaria f Comorian
From Arabic qamar meaning "moon", also the root of the name of the island country of the Comoros.

Liberia f Late Roman
Feminine form of Liberius.

Liboria f Italian
Italian (particularly Sicilian) feminine form of Liborius.

Macaria f Spanish
Feminine form of Macario.

María f & m Spanish, Galician, Icelandic
Spanish, Galician and Icelandic form of Maria.... [more]

Maria f & m Italian, Portuguese, Catalan, Occitan, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Faroese, Dutch, Frisian, Greek, Polish, Romanian, English, Finnish, Estonian, Corsican, Sardinian, Basque, Armenian, Russian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian, Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin, Old Church Slavic
Latin form of Greek Μαρία, from Hebrew מִרְיָם (see Mary). Maria is the usual form of the name in many European languages, as well as a secondary form in other languages such as English (where the common spelling is Mary). In some countries, for example Germany, Poland and Italy, Maria is occasionally used as a masculine middle name.... [more]

Maria Vittoria f Italian
Combination of Maria and Vittoria.

Nektaria f Greek
Feminine form of Nektarios.

Núria f Catalan, Portuguese
From a Catalan title of the Virgin Mary, Nostra Senyora de Núria, meaning "Our Lady of Nuria". Nuria is a sanctuary in Spain in which there is a shrine containing a famous statue of Mary.

Nuria f Spanish
Spanish form of Núria.

Oria f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Aurea.

Quitéria f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Quiteria.

Quiteria f Spanish (Rare), Late Roman
Meaning uncertain, possibly a form of Kythereia. Saint Quiteria was a semi-legendary 2nd-century Iberian martyr.

Ria f German, Dutch
Short form of Maria.

Rosaria f Italian
Italian feminine form of Rosario.

Saveria f Italian
Italian feminine form of Xavier.

Siria f Italian
Italian feminine form of Sirius. It also coincides with the Italian name for the country of Syria.

Sotiria f Greek
Feminine form of Sotirios.

Toria f English
Short form of Victoria.

Tria f English (Rare)
Perhaps a short form of Demetria and other names ending in a similar sound.

Valeria f Italian, Spanish, Romanian, German, Russian, Ukrainian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Valerius. This was the name of a 2nd-century Roman saint and martyr.

Valquíria f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Valkyrie.

Victoria f English, Spanish, Romanian, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, French, Late Roman, Roman Mythology
Means "victory" in Latin, being borne by the Roman goddess of victory. It is also a feminine form of Victorius. This name was borne by a 4th-century saint and martyr from North Africa.... [more]

Wisteria f English (Rare)
From the name of the flowering plant, which was named for the American anatomist Caspar Wistar.

Zaria f English (Modern)
Possibly based on Zahra 2 or the Nigerian city of Zaria.