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The name became popular after the birth of Christianity as the name was the name of the mother of the Jesus. In this case, it was used in the Hebrew culture. It is also sometimes used as the name for a male in some cultures, particularly Central Europe.

The name had its origins in Europe under the name Marius, which is of Roman origin and was popular before the birth of Christ. The name is still extremely popular and came 7th out of 4,275 in the 1990 US census.

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