Talk:Mary

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The Virgin Mary and Mary Magdalene are obviously two of the three Marys (Maries) commonly described to be present during the Crucifiction. Who's the third? A webpage say "Mary Clopas, mother of Joses and James". She doesn't seem to be one of the mentioned Marys on this page. --Menchi 14:17, 6 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Why are we The popularity of the name Mary has plummeted, however. In 2004, it was only the 63rd most popular name given to girl babies in the United States. Maria, the name equivalent to Mary in Danish, Dutch, German, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, and Swedish, ranked higher, being the 45th most popular name for girl babies in 2004. Jcuk