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Motya (F)>

Motya (female)

Pet Name for:Matrona (F)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
Notes:

Russian pet name for Matrona, from Latin "lady".

The derivation is quite separate from the male name Motya which is a pet name for Matvie, the Russian form of Matthew.