Santa Maria
Portuguese
proper noun
Definitions
- Mary (mother of Jesus), Saint Mary
- (municipality in Rio Grande do Sul)
Etymology
Compound from Portuguese santa (saint, Brbara, female saint) + Portuguese Maria (Mary).
Origin
Portuguese
Maria
Gloss
Mary
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- santa Spanish, Castilian
- Maria Portuguese
- Mariana Portuguese
- Santa Bárbara Portuguese
- Santa Margarida Portuguese
- Santa Maria Madalena Portuguese
- santa Portuguese
- santa Indonesian
- Maria Old Portuguese
- santa Old Portuguese
- santa Sranan Tongo