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Marija

MAH-ree-yah3 syllables
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Slavic form of 'Maria', meaning 'beloved'. (Slavic)

What does Marija mean?

Slavic: Slavic form of 'Maria', meaning 'beloved'.. Marija is a Slavic variant of the name Maria, which means 'beloved' or 'wished for child'.

Is Marija a good dog name?

Not yet rated. Say it out loud a few times in your best across-the-park voice before you commit.

Marija in the Pets in the City community

We don't have publishable popularity figures for Marija in our Auckland community. This does not tell us how common the name is.

From anonymised, aggregated records of dogs at our 5 Auckland centres. Our community, not a national census.

What kind of dog does Marija suit?

Classic
Human name

Suggestions only — plenty of dogs happily wear names that break every rule.

Our entirely unscientific pack opinion

The Pack’s First Review of Marija

The other dogs at daycare heard Marija just arrived. They're all wondering if she’ll have a favorite toy or if she can simply charm them into giving her theirs!

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