m-a-r-i-a

Updated: August 22, 2026

I have written her name Maria, but she was also called Mar-i-a, Mari-a-a-a, Mari-uh, and oh-h-h, M-a-r-i-a. These names she was called from the rising of the sun to the going down thereof. I don't think I have ever known a more versatile genius than Maria.

Henry C. Tinsley - Observations of a Retired Veteran