Across the world, Duchess (マリア 
, Duchess 
, Duchesse 
) is quite a rare unisex first name. The first name Duchess is characteristic of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is a rare male name, Japan, where it is a rare girly name, and the United States, where it is a very rare dominantly female, but seldom masculine name. Likewise, Duchess is the last name as well as the forename.
Duchess is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Marie-Josephte Corriveau , the murderer and well-known figure in Québécois folklore, The Golden Dog; Lisa Simpson , the fictional character from The Simpsons franchise; Bella Swan , the character and the protagonist of the Twilight series; Duchess , the fictional character in "Alice in Wonderland", Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Duchess , the cat from Disney's Aristocats, The Aristocats, and in many other works.
| bertha, duchess of lorraine (1123-1195) (b. 1123) |
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constance, duchess of wodzisław Polish princess (b. 1255) |
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| margaret, duchess of norfolk British noble, GB (b. 1320) |
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| duchess marie sofie von schlesien-liegnitz 1601 - 1654 (53 years) (b. 1601) |
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duchess sophie hedwig, duchess consort of mecklenburg-schwerin (b. 1690) |
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elizabeth, duchess of buccleuch 1743 - 1827 (b. 1743) |
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elizabeth, duchess of sutherland British duchess, GB (b. 1765) |
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| duchess quamino cateter, US (b. 1739) |
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| duchess of cannizzaro (1785-1841), Society hostess, GB (b. 1785) |
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| jane, duchess of marlborough Person; female; 1st wife of George Spencer, 6th Duke; daughter of 8th Earl of Galloway; British; 1844 (b. 1817) |
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| duchess luise of mecklenburg-strelitz German princess (1818-1842) (b. 1818) |
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duchess marie antoinette of mecklenburg-schwerin German noble (1884-1944), IT (b. 1884) |
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| duchess margarete of oldenburg (1881-1882) (b. 1881) |
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katharine, duchess of kent wife of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, GB (b. 1933) |
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birgitte, duchess of gloucester wife of Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester, GB (b. 1946) |
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