Anna-Mariia
A Ukrainian pairing of two Hebrew names, together meaning grace and one loved by God. Just over 400 women in Poland carry it, few enough that most Poles have never met one.
Anna-Mariia Pronunciation
Anna-Mariia is pronounced AHN-nah-MAHRY-yah (/ˈanna ˈmarjja/).
What Anna-Mariia means
Where Anna-Mariia comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Anna descends from the Hebrew Hannah, a word for grace or divine favor. Mariia is the Ukrainian form of Maria, which reaches back to the Hebrew Miriam. Placed together, the two halves give the short meaning grace and beloved.
The pairing belongs to Ukrainian tradition, where Anna and Mariia have both been common for generations. Joined by a hyphen into one given name, Anna-Mariia keeps each half intact. On an official form at the urząd, the whole thing sits on a single line, two names that no longer need a conjunction between them.
Hannah has an old story behind it. In the Book of Samuel she is the mother who prays for a child and receives him as a gift of grace. Mariia takes up the name of Mary, spoken at countless christenings across Ukraine. The result is short and plain in sense: grace, and beloved.
How many people are named Anna-Mariia
1 in 53548 women in Poland is named Anna-Mariia. 421 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #1447 among female names.
Anna-Mariia's popularity over time
Fewer than 2 girls were given the name in 2025. It has been climbing since 2025.