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What are the diminutives of Mary in Irish Gaelic?

There are many ways to form the diminutive form of a name in Irish Gaelic, depending on the initial letter.

If a feminine name begins with M- or MB-, one can add the suffix -ín. In this case, this produces the diminutive Máirín.

Alternatively, diminutive names in Irish Gaelic can end in -ín and -eog, with the latter typically being used in pet forms of the name. Thus, Máire (the Irish form of Mary) also has Máirín and Máireog as diminutives.

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