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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources
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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.

France
Middle French
● 1564 Marie RegPCC-1 p. 63
Italy
Latin
● 1527 Maria (nom) Rome1527 p. 83
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Maria". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2018, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2018/1/name/Maria.