[Opinions] Mariah
What is the first thing that comes to mind when you think of the name Mariah?
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Mariah Carey, of course. I went through a phase as a teenager where I liked Mariah. Then I realized how lovely Maria is. Also, the h isn't as visually appealing.
ETA that my first memory of Mariah is the song, "They Call The Wind Mariah / Maria." I'm not sure where the song came from but I recall it being very pretty.
ETA that my first memory of Mariah is the song, "They Call The Wind Mariah / Maria." I'm not sure where the song came from but I recall it being very pretty.
This message was edited 7/16/2013, 5:52 PM
Black Maria (uses the old-fashioned English pronunciation mariah) - the traditional slang name for a police van (always black originally) arresting miscreants.
That it's perpetuating someone's spelling mistake.
Mariah Carey
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Exactly
But when it's pronounced mah-REE-ah, instead of mah-RIE-ah, I think of my grandmother's name and thus of my middle name, although it's spelled Maria.
But when it's pronounced mah-REE-ah, instead of mah-RIE-ah, I think of my grandmother's name and thus of my middle name, although it's spelled Maria.