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HelpMary, Maria, or Marian? (m)
Which one, and why?
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and I prefer the A ending. I really like Marie, but that is not on your list.
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Mary
On a biased note, this is my middle name, the middle name of my mother, and of my late paternal grandmother. So it has a lot of family significance and I plan on using it as a middle name for a future daughter if I have one.
On a less biased note; I've never cared much Maria though I sort of like the way it sounds, my friend's baby girl who is due in just a few days will have this name and it's quite refreshing to see it being used on somebody else's new baby! Marian I don't like the sound of and never have, it sounds harsh and clunky and not in a badass, cool way.
On a biased note, this is my middle name, the middle name of my mother, and of my late paternal grandmother. So it has a lot of family significance and I plan on using it as a middle name for a future daughter if I have one.
On a less biased note; I've never cared much Maria though I sort of like the way it sounds, my friend's baby girl who is due in just a few days will have this name and it's quite refreshing to see it being used on somebody else's new baby! Marian I don't like the sound of and never have, it sounds harsh and clunky and not in a badass, cool way.
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Maria, definitely! I always have loved that name. Mary is so damn default and placeholder and boring.
Marian is okay, but it's pretty frumpy.
Marian is okay, but it's pretty frumpy.
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We used Mary as a mn for our first daughter after her late grandmother who had been Bertha Maria and was Afrikaans. We preferred the sound and length of Mary in context (Caroline Beatrice Mary), while not disliking Maria at all. With shorter names around it, Maria would be fine.
I wouldn't like to use Marian. I'd expect it to sound like Mary+un, but I mostly hear it like Marion, with a short -a-, which I don't like. Marian is also too adjectival and therefore too Catholic!
I love Marianne though - happy memories of Sense and Sensibility - and would use it cheerfully as a fn.
I wouldn't like to use Marian. I'd expect it to sound like Mary+un, but I mostly hear it like Marion, with a short -a-, which I don't like. Marian is also too adjectival and therefore too Catholic!
I love Marianne though - happy memories of Sense and Sensibility - and would use it cheerfully as a fn.
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Mary, because it's just a beautiful, classic name.
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