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I love Mary, especially as the first part of a double name (I'm Southern and I'm Catholic, so . . .).

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I think pairing Mary with something a little spicier as a MN is fantastic.

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Mary Magnolia
Mary Ophelia
Mary Elspeth
Mary Zelda
Mary Natasha
Mary Jessamine
Mary Keturah
Mary Gwendolen
Mary October
Mary Tallulah

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I have a (not so) secret love for Mary+boy's name as a double name (again with the Southern-- my grandmother's name was Mary Bruce).

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Mary Dillon
Mary Clark
Mary Clay
Mary Kent
Mary Frank
Mary Evan
Mary Owen
Mary James
Mary Stuart

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Another new Mary love: Using a sort of portmanteau of Mary+MN as a NN. For instance, my friend has a new cousin whose name is Mary Love (Love is a family name), and she is called Marlo. I just adore this (and I'm not even a huge fan of the name Marlo). Another example: I know a girl name Mary Magdalene who is called Marlene.

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Mary Lara= Marla
Mary Elizabeth (or Eloise or Eleanor or any other El- name)= Mariel (Maryel? Marielle?)
Mary Lucille= Marilu
Mary Nell= Marnie
(Ok, I'm not very good at making these up. Maybe someone else has some brilliant ideas.)

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Or you could go full on nun style.

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Mary Agnes
Mary Therese
Mary Lourdes
Mary Clare
Mary Margaret
Mary Xavier
Mary Bernadette

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Oh my, you can do so much with sweet Mary.

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