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Gender Feminine
Usage Italian (Rare), Galician (Rare)
Meaning & History
From the Latin Maria Cleophae, literally "Mary of Cleophas" (and popularly interpreted as "Mary, wife of Cleophas"). This is given in reference to the saint known in Italian as Maria Cleofe (alternatively Maria di Cleofa), who is mentioned in John 19:25 as one of the women present at the crucifixion of Jesus.A bearer of this name was 15th-century Italian noblewoman Cleofe Malatesta, also known as Cleofa or Cleopa.