When Dorthe Marie Christophersdatter was born on 12 April 1834, in Skanderborg, Århus, Denmark, her father, Christopher Pedersen, was 50 and her mother, Ellen Rasmusdatter, was 31. She died on 26 December 1834, in her hometown, at the age of 0.
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form of Maria . When first introduced to England in the Middle Ages, it was Anglicized in pronunciation and respelled Mary . This French form was reintroduced into the English-speaking world as a separate name in the 19th century, and is still pronounced more or less in the French manner, although sometimes with the stress on the first syllable. It is now often used in combination with other names such as Ellie, Chloe, and Lisa.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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