Ria
[riːə]Meaning
short form of Maria
Background Story
Ria is a short form of Maria. It is used as a given name in Afrikaans, Albanian, Arabic, Arabic (Maghrebi), Armenian, Azerbaijani, Bashkir, Basque, Belarusian, Biblical, Biblical Greek and Biblical Hebrew. Related forms include Mia, Maja, Marietta and Marita, with Jet listed as a diminutive. Contributor submissions to the entry also record the spellings Ri-a and Rịa.
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