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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Maria m. Masc. of Mary.

Forms of Mary were used by men in France and Italy in the 16th C, often as a second given name or as part of a compound name.

Italy
Latin
1527 Maria (nom) Rome1527 p. 83
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