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[Opinions] Mariah
What is the first thing that comes to mind when you think of the name Mariah?
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Mariah Carey, even though I went to high school with a Mariah and I've heard of the name being used on several different people. The Mariah Carey association is still so strong. When I hear the name Mariah, I always assume the parents are Mariah Carey fans.
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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.

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Black Maria (uses the old-fashioned English pronunciation mariah) - the traditional slang name for a police van (always black originally) arresting miscreants.
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First: my friend's niece
Second: Mariah Carey
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I mean, I guess I think of Mariah Carey, but I still love how Mariah sounds and I've known a couple Mariahs.
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Mariah Carey is the only thing I think of when I hear or see the name.
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Carey. Not a fan.
Also, how much more I like Maria.
I once met an Amariah (female). Not really a fan of it either, but it's different.
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That it's perpetuating someone's spelling mistake.
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Mariah Carey. I personally prefer Moriah and only for a mn.
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Mariah Carey (of course) and the "black mariah" (is that term even used? I remember it from one of the texts we read back in middle school).I still like the name, though.
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Mariah Carey:)
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^This.It's not a bad name, and I actually like some of her stuff, but she's all I can think of when I hear it. I even knew a Mariah IRL, and I still couldn't shake Ms. Carey.
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yup
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ExactlyBut 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.
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