It is a compound name of woman widely used in the Hispanic world. Mary means the full of grace, the chosen one, the much loved (Biblical origin) and Eugenia, the one of Noble origin (Greek origin). Name of several very popular neighborhoods in Colombian cities (Tunja, Santa Marta, Bogotá, Ibagué, Cali, Bucaramanga, Buenaventura, among others) named after María Eugenia Rojas de Moreno, the daughter of General Gustavo Rojas Pinilla. Most were originated in invasions.
