Why were so many female members of Hapsburg family named Maria something?

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Because they are Catholic. No other reason. Doesn't matter if you are a boy or girl. It's very common practise to give children many baptismal names, including Maria. To both girls and boys. Perhaps not today, but when I was baptized 60 years ago, it definitely was.

My parents 'blessed' me with that name too. Being a boy, and attending a non-Catholic school, I wasn't particularly happy with it. (We are in no way related to the Habsburgs!)

It is - or was - a Catholic custom. Not related to Germany or Eastern Europe. I grew up in The Netherlands where this was practised too.

With regard to the Habsburgs, it was very likely also family tradition. Especially as it was a first name for girls.

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