The story
- Latin · derived fromMaria
- Spanish · derived fromMaría
- Portuguese · derived fromMaria
- Spanish · borrowed fromSanta María“Holy Mary”
- Portuguese · borrowed fromSanta Maria
- English todaySanta Maria
From Portuguese Santa Maria and Spanish Santa María (“Holy Mary”), various places named in honor of Mary the mother of Jesus, from Portuguese Maria and Spanish María, both from Latin Maria, q.v.
Words from the same roots
SpanishSanta María all →
Santa María
LatinMaria all →
marymaria
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.