The Art of Literary Nomenclature

ORIGIN:
Shortened version of “Maria“.

VARIATIONS and NICKNAMES:
Maia, Maja, Mia, Miep, Mies, Mitzi, Mya, Reena, Reeta, Rina, Rita, etc.

REFERENCES IN LITERATURE:
– Nickname of Maria Porter, a shopgirl Anna Winslow helps in “May Flowers”, from A Garland for Girls, by Louisa May Alcott, 1887.

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  August 6, 2014 at 5:30 am

  […] Thackeray (published in 1847-48, but set in the 1810s-20s). – Maria Porter (called “Ria“), a shopgirl Anna Winslow helps in A Garland for Girls, by Louisa May Alcott, 1887. – […]

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