I like it . . .
in reply to a message by Ireland
Despite the obvious Mariah Carey association, I think it's a lovely name.
In Jane Austen's time, Maria was pronounced ma-RIE-uh, the same as Mariah, so it has an old-fashioned sound to me.
I don't know if I'd use it because of its celebrity associations, but it's still nice.
♦ Chrisell ♦
All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us. - J.R.R. Tolkien.
In Jane Austen's time, Maria was pronounced ma-RIE-uh, the same as Mariah, so it has an old-fashioned sound to me.
I don't know if I'd use it because of its celebrity associations, but it's still nice.
All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us. - J.R.R. Tolkien.