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Italian Baby Names
Maria Grazia

English translation/equivalent: Mary Grace

Origin: Name composed from Maria, derived from the Hebrew Maryam which in turn originated from the Egyptian mrjt "loved, beloved," with the Hebrew female suffix -am, and Grazia, derived from the nickname and Latin name of the Imperial age that means "graceful, pleasant, attractive."

Name Day/Onomastico: July 2—Feast of Madonna delle Grazie.

Related Name/Other Italian Forms: Grazia, Maria

Guide to Italian Baby Names
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