Masha
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In Russian, Masha () is a diminutive of Maria. Also as in Ukrainian is a diminutive of Mariia or Mariya. It has been used as a nickname or as a pet name for women named Maria or Marie. An alternative spelling in the Latin alphabet is "Macha". In Serbo-Croatian and Slovene, "Maša" is a diminutive of "Marija" but can be a given name in its own right.
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In Russian, Masha () is a diminutive of Maria. Also as in Ukrainian is a diminutive of Mariia or Mariya. It has been used as a nickname or as a pet name for women named Maria or Marie. An alternative spelling in the Latin alphabet is "Macha". In Serbo-Croatian and Slovene, "Maša" is a diminutive of "Marija" but can be a given name in its own right.
The Jewish name Masha () is of Biblical extraction. Tradition has it that the first Masha was named after a departed male named Moshe (Moses).
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