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What do you guys think of Mariah? I don't really like it.
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Huh...it's not every day you see someone asking about a name they DON'T like.
It's all right. It reminds me of Mariah Carey, and while I do like a few of her songs, I wouldn't want her name. Just like I wouldn't want to be Cher, Madonna, or Beyonce.
It's all right. It reminds me of Mariah Carey, and while I do like a few of her songs, I wouldn't want her name. Just like I wouldn't want to be Cher, Madonna, or Beyonce.
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I prefer Moriah for the basic reason of difference in meaning.
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The h looks stuck on, and I don't like the Carey.
But the sound is not so bad.
But the sound is not so bad.
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I actually like it a lot. I find it very feminine and pretty.
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I don't really like it either. My only association with it is Mariah Carey as I've never come across it anywhere else and I'm not a big fan of hers either. I recently saw a blog where a family had a baby called Moriah which I thought was really unattractive. I do like Maria (prn Mar-ee-a).
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I think the -h weighs it down and makes it look clumsy and clunky. And I can't see the point of taking a Latin name and giving it a Hebrew ending. What next - Luciah? Clarah? Augustah?
That said, it seems to be used to signal that the older English pronunciation should be used: ma RYE a rather than ma REE a. Like a Black Maria. I like both pronunciations, though the ma REE a version is the one used in DH's family, but I don't see the need for tweaking the spelling to get that message across.
That said, it seems to be used to signal that the older English pronunciation should be used: ma RYE a rather than ma REE a. Like a Black Maria. I like both pronunciations, though the ma REE a version is the one used in DH's family, but I don't see the need for tweaking the spelling to get that message across.
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I prefer Maria pronounced like Mariah.
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I don't really like it either. I think it's mainly because I have a cousin who's a little bit odd named Mariah. But it's also because it's just not my style. PERIOD.
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Not a fan, but it's alright for someone else to use assuming they don't use Carrie as the middle name.
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Except for the Mariah Carey association, I like it. And except for the trend of using crusty archaic -iah names for boys lately, which I don't like.
Mostly it reminds me of when I was a kid (pre-Carey-fame) and heard the Kingston Trio sing "They Call the Wind Mariah" (which I'd link, but it's not on youtube atm, blocked for copyright - it seems like that entire album is). It has the reverent vibe of being basically Mary, but I think it also can seem more poetic and whimsical, less pious and plain; and more vigorous than Mary and its other forms because of the long I vowel. It's one of my 3 favorite forms of Mary, along with Marion and Marie.
Mostly it reminds me of when I was a kid (pre-Carey-fame) and heard the Kingston Trio sing "They Call the Wind Mariah" (which I'd link, but it's not on youtube atm, blocked for copyright - it seems like that entire album is). It has the reverent vibe of being basically Mary, but I think it also can seem more poetic and whimsical, less pious and plain; and more vigorous than Mary and its other forms because of the long I vowel. It's one of my 3 favorite forms of Mary, along with Marion and Marie.
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I like the name, but spelled Moriah. I like the flow and the femininity. I do know a really bitchy Mariah, though, so that kinda detracts from it.
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Completely OT / tangent, but I like Moriah but prn. MOR-ee-a.
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It's not bad, but it has a bit of a popular/modern vibe to it.
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