MEANING & HISTORY
What does María Paz mean?
The exact María entry identifies a Spanish, Galician and Icelandic Maria form. The accent is preserved, while its Miriam-family history remains separate from any particular devotional intention.
The Royal Spanish Academy traces paz, peace, to Latin pax. This exact word reading is given alongside the recorded compound without treating its juxtaposition with Maria as proof of one particular religious title.
Pronunciation & syllables
Synthetic voice reading
Origin and name formation
Spanish, Galician and Icelandic; Latin/Greek and Hebrew history; Spanish; Latin word history
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DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Maria Paz Mendoza-Guazon
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Names in this collection
- Mariana♀Maria/Marian family; also feminine Marianus
- Marciana♀Feminine form of Roman Marcianus
- Maria♀Latin form of the biblical name Miriam
- María♂♀Spanish form of the biblical name Miriam
- Mariam♀Biblical Mariam form in the Miriam–Maria family
- Marian♀A form of Marion, or Mary joined with Ann
- Marianela♀Documented María and Estela combination
- Marianing♀Philippine familiar form of Marian
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Recorded use
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- 1 person records with this given name · Q60390576 · CC0
These records document use of the spelling; they are separate from birth statistics.