A French correspondant has pointed out:
Ma-Non of Les Caux / Ma-Non "des Sources" < Nonn or Nonnita. From her Vita (a
salacious film version of which appeared not long ago), it would appear that
her legend borrowed heavily from the biblical story of Susanna and the
Elders. Perhaps originally a local Celtic water deity?
HGC
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