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(a loanword from Spanish)
Mary, a woman's name, and in the Catholic religion the reference is to the mother of Jesus Christ; many indigenous women were given this name upon baptism
Ma ximopaquiltitie yn timahuizteocaltzin yn sanctissima Trinidad. Pater noster. Aue maria. = May you be joyful, you who are the honored temple of the Most Holy Trinity. Our Father. Hail Mary. (central Mexico, sixteenth century)
o sctã Mariae ychpochtle yn titlachihualtzin = oh Saint Mary, oh maiden, you are the creation
(central Mexico, sixteenth century)