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From Γολινδούχ (Golindouch), a hellenized form of a Persian name, possibly Golān-doḵt meaning "daughter of roses" (compare modern Persian گل (gol) "rose" and دخت (doxt) "daughter"). This was the name of a noble Persian lady of the 6th century AD who converted to Christianity from Zoroastrianism, was renamed Maria, and became a saint and 'living martyr'. She died in 591.