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It's named after Lord Baltimore of the Irish Parliament. Baltimore is a town in County Cork in Southern Ireland and that's how he got his name. The name translated into Irish means "Baile an ti mor" meaning town of the big house.

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Maryland was named after queen Henrietta Maria. Lord Baltimore's wife.

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The new colony was named in honor of Henrietta Maria, Queen Consort of Charles I of England. The specific name given in the charter was phrased "Terra Mariae, anglice, Maryland"

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It was named in the charter given to the 2nd Lord Baltimore by King Charles I.

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Henrietta Maria

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