Maria or Marie as a male name

[LouisFerdinand]

Prince Gaetan of the Two Sicilies, Count of Girgenti (1846-1871) was the seventh child of King Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies.
His name in full is Gaetano Maria Federico.

[Paris-Brest]

Also true for French names. Jean-Marie is a very common name.

Yeah maybe when you are a 70 years old grandpa.

[Pigling]

Mario in Serbo-Croatian language.

[Dandelion]

Yeah maybe when you are a 70 years old grandpa.

60 yo as well. A typical babyboomer generation name and before. Still very common. I bet you also had teachers with J-M as name.

[LouisFerdinand]

Prince Jean of Orleans, Duke of Vendome is in the line of succession to the French throne.
His name in full is Jean Charles Pierre Marie.

[Erronkari]

in Latin America they tend to combine it with a masculine name, ex. Jose Maria

Exactly: As second names, for example José María, Carlos María, Juan María...
I've heard others weirder like: Esteban María, Víctor María, Claudio María, Diego María and one which in my opinion sounds really bad: Mario María.

[Sacrificed Ram]

Do you know Mario?

(Sad this is not a forum in portuguese, I would conclude the joke...)

[LouisFerdinand]

Prince Pedro of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duke of Calabria is Pedro Juan Maria Alejo Saturnino y Todos los Santos.

[B01AB20]

Prince Pedro of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duke of Calabria is Pedro Juan Maria Alejo Saturnino y Todos los Santos.

Yeah, the ridiculous super long names of spanish nobility is comparable to the idiotic names that use some uneducated latin americans and gypsies, like kevincosne or audicuatro.

There must a reason I guess. But I don't mind the reason, it's a very stupid custom.

[Óttar]

If I were Catholic, I would consider giving my hypothetical son the middle name Maria e.g. Karl-Maria. Perhaps neo-Germanic polytheists could reclaim this tradition and give their sons names like "Donar Freyja" etc.