His surname was originally taken from an Italian place name (La Maiella massif) which may derive from Latin magnus "great".This was a middle name of Princess Nadezhda of Bulgaria (1899-1958), whose mother died giving birth to her.- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerard_Majella (in English) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Nadezhda_of_Bulgaria (in English; full name Nadezhda Klementine Maria Pia Majella)(Information from name #7881 originally submitted by user Geri)
This was a middle name of Princess Nadezhda of Bulgaria (1899-1958), whose mother died giving birth to her.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerard_Majella (in English)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Nadezhda_of_Bulgaria (in English; full name Nadezhda Klementine Maria Pia Majella)
(Information from name #7881 originally submitted by user Geri)