Santa Maria
See also: Santa María and Santa Maria degli Angeli
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Etymology edit
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.
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- A city in Santa Barbara County, California, United States.
- A municipality of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
- Various municipalities of the Philippines.
- A neighborhood of Willemstad, Curaçao, Netherlands.
- (historical) Former name of Floreana, an island in Galapagos, Ecuador.
- Synonym of Saint Mary in Spanish and Portuguese contexts.
- Short for Santa Maria degli Angeli, a village in Perugia, Italy.
- (historical) Short for Santa Maria de la Concepcion, the second island discovered on Christopher Columbus's first voyage.
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- Mary; the mother of Jesus
- any of several places in the Philippines named after the Virgin Mary:
- A municipality of Davao Occidental
- A municipality of Romblon
- A municipality of Pangasinan
- A municipality of Isabela
- A municipality of Ilocos Sur
- A municipality of Laguna
- A municipality of Bulacan
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Borrowed from Papiamentu Santa Maria. Named after a church dedicated to Saint Mary.
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- A neighbourhood of Willemstad, Curaçao.
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From santa (“saint”) + Maria (“Mary”).
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- Mary (mother of Jesus), Saint Mary
- A municipality of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Tagalog edit
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Borrowed from Spanish Santa María (“Saint Mary”).
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Santa Maria (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜈ᜔ᜆ ᜋᜇᜒᜌ)
- (biblical) Mary; Saint Mary
- a Christian surname from Spanish
- Several municipalities in the Philippines named after Mary:
- A municipality of Bulacan, Philippines
- A municipality of Davao del Sur, Philippines
- A municipality of Ilocos Sur, Philippines
- A municipality of Isabela, Philippines
- A municipality of Laguna, Philippines
- A municipality of Pangasinan, Philippines
- A municipality of Romblon, Philippines