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in reply to a message by LMS
Interesting about the Jane Austen book... does Austen explain the pronunciation in the book? I noticed the other day when watching a biography of Edgar Allen Poe that a scholar pronounced Poe's aunt Maria Clemm's name as "Mariah."
Mariah is on our short list-- it is what I plan to use for our first girl, as of now. I worried a little about the Mariah Carey association, but I know several other great young ladies with the name, so I'm not going to worry about that. I guess some people will ask, "Like Mariah Carey?" but I'll just say, "Yes, but I just thought it was a nice name."
I love the fact that it is recognizable and feminine, yet not so common right now. Plus, I like the reference to St. Mary (we are Catholic) and it is just about the only form of Mary, besides Mara, that I like.
Have you thought of any combos for it? I haven't come up with one I'm totally sure about yet.
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Mariah is on our short list-- it is what I plan to use for our first girl, as of now. I worried a little about the Mariah Carey association, but I know several other great young ladies with the name, so I'm not going to worry about that. I guess some people will ask, "Like Mariah Carey?" but I'll just say, "Yes, but I just thought it was a nice name."
I love the fact that it is recognizable and feminine, yet not so common right now. Plus, I like the reference to St. Mary (we are Catholic) and it is just about the only form of Mary, besides Mara, that I like.
Have you thought of any combos for it? I haven't come up with one I'm totally sure about yet.
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Well, I like the pronunciation Mariah because it it the Old English pronunciation. I don't want my daughter's name to be associated with Mariah Carey. Maybe if it was associated with a historic figure or literary character more than it would be okay, but since the first Mariah people think of is Carey then it would bother me I think.
I haven't really come up with any fantastic combos because most of the other names I like also end in the -ah sound, so it would sound a bit to rhymey to my ears to pair them. I suppose I would probably go with Evelyn Mariah or Isabel Mariah. I think I only like it in the middle name spot because that way it would get rid of a bit of the Mariah Carey association.
I haven't really come up with any fantastic combos because most of the other names I like also end in the -ah sound, so it would sound a bit to rhymey to my ears to pair them. I suppose I would probably go with Evelyn Mariah or Isabel Mariah. I think I only like it in the middle name spot because that way it would get rid of a bit of the Mariah Carey association.
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