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 In Portugal, given names have been regulated since the creation of the Portuguese Republic, with couples allowed to choose only from a defined list of names. Because of this regulation, common given names have changed little over time.<ref>Collaborators of Wikipedia, "Portuguese name," in ''Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portuguese_name. Visited 23 June 2017.</ref>
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+===The name 'Maria'===
+The given name Maria is extremely common as a feminine given name and '''even combined with masculine names'''. In Portugal, it has always been common. Traditionally Maria is more common as the '''first part of a double first name combination'''; these may be formed by several different elements.
-The name 'Maria'
+*Religious predicates (often honouring one of the Virgin Mary's denominations):
-The given name Maria (like English Mary, from Hebrew Miryam, via Latin Maria) is extremely common as a feminine given name and even combined with masculine names. In Portugal, it has always been common.[citation needed] Since the turn of the 21st century, a new wave of traditional given names has resulted in an increase in its popularity. In 2014, it was the most common girl's name in Portugal, more than twice the second-rated Matilde.[14]
-Traditionally Maria is more common as the first part of a double first name combination; these may be formed by several different elements.
-Religious predicates (often honouring one of the Virgin Mary's denominations):
 Catholic devotion festivities: Maria da Conceição (referring to Our Lady of Conception), Maria das Dores (Our Lady of Sorrows), Maria da Assunção (Assumption of Mary), Maria da Natividade (Nativity of Mary).
-A place of a Marian apparition: Maria de Fátima (Fátima), Maria de Lurdes (Lourdes), Maria de la Salete (La Salette), Maria Aparecida (common in Brazil, after Aparecida), Maria Nazaré (Nazareth).
+*A place of a Marian apparition: Maria de Fátima (Fátima), Maria de Lurdes (Lourdes), Maria de la Salete (La Salette), Maria Aparecida (common in Brazil, after Aparecida), Maria Nazaré (Nazareth).
-A virtue or a nature element (many of which have lost religious associations nowadays): Maria do Céu (Heaven or Sky), Maria da Luz (Light), Maria do Mar (Sea), Maria da Graça (Grace).
+*A virtue or a nature element (many of which have lost religious associations nowadays): Maria do Céu (Heaven or Sky), Maria da Luz (Light), Maria do Mar (Sea), Maria da Graça (Grace).
 The name of a saint: Maria de São José (after Saint Joseph).
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 Other types of combinations:
+*Maria '''paired with a different feminine given name''': Maria Madalena, Maria Teresa, Maria Antónia (or Antônia, in Brazil), Maria Gabriela, Maria Beatriz, Maria Eduarda, Maria Luíza, Maria Fernanda, Maria Alice, Maria Carolina, Maria Dulce
-Maria paired with a different feminine given name: Maria Madalena, Maria Teresa, Maria Antónia (or Antônia, in Brazil), Maria Gabriela, Maria Beatriz, Maria Eduarda, Maria Luíza, Maria Fernanda, Maria Alice, Maria Carolina, Maria Dulce
+*Maria '''paired with a masculine given name''': Maria João, Maria José, Maria Manuel, Maria Luís, José Maria (which is often abbreviated as JM).
-Maria paired with a masculine given name: Maria João, Maria José, Maria Manuel, Maria Luís, José Maria (which is often abbreviated as JM).
+*Many names that are etymologically related to Maria are also used. The most common is the name Mariana, a contraction of Maria and Ana.
-Many names that are etymologically related to Maria are also used. The most common is the name Mariana, a contraction of Maria and Ana.
 == References ==