Mariya

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title: "Mariya" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["bulgarian-feminine-given-names", "russian-feminine-given-names", "japanese-feminine-given-names", "feminine-given-names", "ukrainian-feminine-given-names"] topic_path: "geography/russia" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariya" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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Field	Value
name	Mariya
gender	feminine
origin	Hebrew
related names	Maria, Mariah, Marie, Marija, Mary
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People

• Mariya Abakumova (born 1986), Russian Olympic javelin thrower
• Mariya Agapova (born 1997), Kazakhstani mixed martial arts fighter
• Mariya Alyokhina (born 1988), Russian political activist
• Mariya Babanova (1900–1983), Russian actress
• Mariya Baklakova (born 1997), Russian swimmer
• Mariya Bayda (1922–2002), Russian scout
• Mariya Bespalova (born 1968), Russian hammer thrower
• Mariya Bolikova (born 1977), Russian sprinter
• Mariya Borovichenko (1925–1943), Soviet soldier
• Mariya Bugakova (born 1985), Uzbekistani former swimmer
• Mariya Butyrskaya (born 1972), Russian figure skater
• Mariya Dashkina Maddux, Ukrainian modern dancer
• Mariya Dimitrova (born 1976), Bulgarian triple jumper
• Mariya Dolina (1922–2010), Soviet WWII dive bomber pilot and Heroine of the Soviet Union
• Mariya Fadeyeva (born 1958), Russian former rower
• Mariya Gabriel (born 1979), Bulgarian politician
• Mariya Grabovetskaya (born 1987), Kazakhstani weightlifter
• Mariya Grinberg (1908–1978), Russian pianist
• Mariya Gromova (born 1984), Russian synchronized swimmer
• Mariya Havrysh (1931–2001), Ukrainian swimmer
• Mariya Ise (born 1988), Japanese actress
• Mariya Karashka (born 1942), Bulgarian artistic gymnast
• Mariya Kartalova (born 1969), Bulgarian artistic gymnast
• Mariya Kichukova (born 1972), Bulgarian canoeist
• Mariya Kirova (born 1982), better known as simply Maria, Bulgarian singer
• Mariya Kiselyova (born 1974), Russian synchronized swimmer
• Mariya Kocheva (born 1974), Bulgarian swimmer
• Mariya Konovalova (a.k.a. Mariya Pantyukhova]; born 1974), Russian long-distance runner
• Mariya Koroleva (born 1990), American synchronized swimmer
• Mariya Koroteyeva (born 1981), Russian hurdler
• Mariya Koryttseva (born 1985), Ukrainian tennis player
• Mariya Kozhevnikova (born 1984), Russian actress and politician
• Mariya Krivopolenova (1843–1924), Russian folklore performer and storyteller
• Mariya Kuchina (born 1993), Russian athlete
• Mariya Kuznetsova (singer) (1880–1966), Russian opera singer and dancer
• Mariya Kuznetsova (pilot) (1918–1990), Soviet fighter pilot
• Mariya Itkina (1932–2020), Soviet runner
• Mariya Litoshenko (born 1949), Soviet handball player
• Mariya Liver (born 1990), Ukrainian swimmer
• Mariya Mazina (born 1964), Russian women's épée fencer
• Mariya Melentyeva (1924–1943), Soviet partisan
• Mariya Muzychuk (born 1992), Ukrainian chess player
• Mariya Netesova (born 1983), Russian rhythmic gymnast
• Mariya Ocher (a.k.a. Mariya Ocheretianskaya; born 1986), Russian musical artist
• Mariya Ohurtsova (a.k.a. Mariya Ogurtsova; born 1983), Ukrainian swimmer
• Mariya Oktyabrskaya (1905–1944), Soviet war hero
• Mariya Onolbayeva (born 1978), Russian ice hockey player
• Mariya Orlyk (1930–2022), Ukrainian teacher and politician
• Mariya Ovechkina (born 1991), Russian beauty-contest contestant
• Mariya Panfilova (a.k.a. Mariya Sadilova; born 1987), Russian biathlete
• Mariya Payun (born 1953), Soviet rower
• Mariya Petkova (née Mariya Vergova; born 1950), Bulgarian discus thrower
• Mariya Petrovykh (1908—1979), Russian poet and translator
• Mariya Pinigina (née Mariya Kulchunova; born 1958), Soviet sprinter
• Mariya Pisareva (1933–2023), Soviet high-jumper
• Mariya Ralcheva (born 1978), Ukrainian sprint canoer
• Mariya Rudnitskaya (1916–1983), Russian Soviet realist painter, graphic artist, and art teacher
• Mariya Ryemyen (born 1987), Ukrainian sprinter
• Mariya Sarapova (a.k.a. Mariya Sharapova; born 1987), Russian tennis player
• Mariya Savinova (born 1985), Russian middle-distance runner
• Mariya Shah, Indian politician from Uttar Pradesh
• Mariya Shcherba (born 1985), Belarusian swimmer
• Mariya Shcherbina (born 1958), Ukrainian mathematician
• Mariya Shekerova (born 1988), Uzbekistani-Russian Olympic judoka
• Mariya Shorets (born 1990), Russian triathlete
• Mariya Shubina (a.k.a. Mariya Zhubina; 1930–2025), Soviet canoeist
• Mariya Sidorova (born 1979), Russian handball player
• Mariya Smolyachkova (born 1985), Belarusian hammer thrower
• Mariya Sokova (born 1979), Uzbekistani triple jumper
• Mariya Stadnik (born 1988), Azerbaijani freestyle wrestler
• Mariya Stoyanova (born 1947), Bulgarian basketball player
• Mariya Suzuki (born 1991), Japanese singer and actress
• Mariya Svistunova (1778–1866), Russian aristocrat
• Mariya Takeuchi (born 1955), Japanese singer-songwriter
• Mariya Vasilieva (born 1963), Russian doctor of juridical Science
• Mariya Ivanovna Vassiliéva (1884–1957), Russian painter
• Mariya Voloshchenko (born 1989), Ukrainian diver
• Mariya Voyvodova (born 1978), Bulgarian-born Swedish politician
• Mariya Yakovenko (born 1982), Russian javelin thrower
• Mariya Yamada (born 1980), Japanese actress
• Mariya Nazarivna Yaremchuk (born 1993), Ukrainian singer and actress
• Mariya Yakovlevna Zerova (1902–1994), Ukrainian mycologist
• Mariya Zhukova (1805–1855), Russian writer
• Mariya Zubova (1749–1799), Russian composer and concert singer

References

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