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   Enno Borgsteede to All   
   Re: born in Gibraltar?   
   09 Sep 23 13:18:13   
   
   From: ennoborg@gmail.com   
      
   Op 08-09-2023 om 18:29 schreef Graeme Wall:   
      
   > Not always but often. The wrong gender is usually male saint with female   
   > person, the Catholic church not being an equal opportunities   
   > organisation. Though in Latin countries many boys end up being   
   >  Maria, as do almost all the girls.   
      
   Not only Latin. I'm in The Netherlands, and I know a couple of men who   
   were baptized with Maria as their 3rd or 5th given name.   
      
   My late father was one of them.   
      
   Enno   
      
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