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in reply to a message by LiaMaria
It is clearly a Dutch and Low German diminutive of a name beginning in May- (or Mai-, Mei-, Mey-, Mij-,...all pronounced the same). Spelling wasn't normalised at that time, specially the diphthong ei can have many forms. Besides the obvious Maria, the source name can also be derived from the Germanic name element Megin- "big, great", such as Meinhild.
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I found some follow up information. It seems she wasn't born in the Netherlands but more likely Belgium where she married her husband. She was a Walloon Huguenot and moved to England then the Netherlands. Does this change your information at all?
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