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in reply to a message by overtheclouds
Marquito is a diminutive of Marcos / Marco... perhaps it's a feminine form of these names?
ETA: According to wiki, Marquita Rivera's formal name was "María Heroina". I don't know how it works in Spanish, but in Portuguese I've definitely heard Mariquinhas / Mariquitas / Marquitas as short for Maria as well. This etimology seems more likely in my opinion.
~ isla, sophie, embla, zephyra, vida, clementine, swanhilda, calliope, magnhild, salomé ~
~ rémi, archer, louis, aurelian, pollux, lucan, storm, henry, nicodemus, maximilian ~
ETA: According to wiki, Marquita Rivera's formal name was "María Heroina". I don't know how it works in Spanish, but in Portuguese I've definitely heard Mariquinhas / Mariquitas / Marquitas as short for Maria as well. This etimology seems more likely in my opinion.
~ isla, sophie, embla, zephyra, vida, clementine, swanhilda, calliope, magnhild, salomé ~
~ rémi, archer, louis, aurelian, pollux, lucan, storm, henry, nicodemus, maximilian ~
This message was edited 1/4/2013, 1:26 PM
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