So I was having last minute thoughts about [name_f]Mary[/name_f], & I was looking for suggestions that would still honor it but maybe a similar name (I believe I seen most variants) or making it into some form of compound?
My favorites are [name_f]Marina[/name_f], [name_f]Marianne[/name_f], Maiwenn, [name_f]Marin[/name_f], and [name_f]Maren[/name_f]. I also like [name_u]Mirren[/name_u].
Marian, Moira, Maudlin
Maudlin is technically from Matilda but Maud & Mary have a similar feel to me, plus i think Maudlin is too lovely not to consider
also like Rosemarie to spice up the well known Rosemary
[name_f]Rosemary[/name_f] and [name_f]Marygold[/name_f] are beautiful. So you will have a [name_f]Mary[/name_f] honoring thing and an individual name - [name_f]Rose[/name_f]/[name_f]Rosie[/name_f] or [name_f]Goldie[/name_f].
I think [name_f]Mary[/name_f] is lovely. For variations, I like [name_u]Marion[/name_u], [name_u]Marian[/name_u], [name_f]Mara[/name_f] and [name_f]Maura[/name_f].
I love [name_u]Marion[/name_u]/[name_u]Marian[/name_u]! With all the frillyana names out there right now, meeting a young [name_u]Marion[/name_u] would be so refreshing!
We used [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f] for our daughter’s mn.
Variations of [name_f]Mary[/name_f] from my mom’s family: [name_f]Mae[/name_f], [name_f]May[/name_f], [name_f]Marie[/name_f], [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f], [name_f]Marilyn[/name_f], & [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f] (no lie!)
I also love all the [name_f]Marin[/name_f], Marnia, [name_f]Marnie[/name_f] variations that are sort of a nod to [name_f]Mary[/name_f] without being ‘same-old’.
Hmm…
I love [name_f]Mary[/name_f] and I think she would be really refreshing as a stand alone name in the first name slot.
But still here are some variants of [name_f]Mary[/name_f] that I like:
[name_f]Marina[/name_f]
[name_f]Maire[/name_f]
[name_f]Mariana[/name_f]
[name_f]Mariella[/name_f]
[name_f]Mara[/name_f]
[name_f]Marie[/name_f]
[name_u]Marion[/name_u]
[name_f]Miriam[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosemary[/name_f]
I’m not really a fan of compound names but here are some suggestions
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Kate[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Katherine[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Anne[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Beth[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] is indeed lovely as are many of her variants. My favourites being;
[name_f]Rosemary[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f]-[name_f]Ellen[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f]-[name_f]Beth[/name_f]
[name_f]MaryLou[/name_f]
[name_f]Mariella[/name_f]
The best known and most obvious meaning of [name_f]Maudlin[/name_f] is just dreadful, very unpleasant to bestow upon a child. Other’s thoughts?
[name_m]How[/name_m] about [name_f]Mariella[/name_f]? Or [name_f]Marianne[/name_f]/ [name_f]Marianna[/name_f]?
Good luck,
[name_f]Ellie[/name_f] xx
Well, I suggest [name_f]Marina[/name_f] on your other thread.
Also loving :
[name_u]Marian[/name_u]
[name_f]Maren[/name_f]
[name_f]Malia[/name_f]
[name_m]How[/name_m] exotic do you want to get? I like [name_f]Mariska[/name_f] and [name_f]Mari[/name_f] ‘maw-ree’
[name_f]Mariah[/name_f]/[name_f]Mariya[/name_f]
[name_f]Mariel[/name_f]
[name_f]Marinka[/name_f]
[name_f]Mariette[/name_f]
I like [name_f]Mary[/name_f] used in a compound name.
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_u]Fran[/name_u]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_u]Jo[/name_u]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_u]Pat[/name_u]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Beth[/name_f]
You could always do [name_f]Marielle[/name_f]/[name_f]Mariel[/name_f]/[name_f]Mariela[/name_f]/[name_f]Mariella[/name_f] or [name_f]Marietta[/name_f] or [name_f]Maribel/name_f. Why do you need to dress [name_f]Mary[/name_f] up? She’s great as she is.
Compounds:
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Agnes[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Catherine[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Pearl[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Faith[/name_f]
I love: [name_f]Margaret[/name_f], [name_f]Marielle[/name_f], [name_f]Marianne[/name_f], [name_u]Marion[/name_u], [name_f]Marlena[/name_f], [name_f]Margery[/name_f], [name_f]Marigold[/name_f] and [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f].
Some other names for the nickname [name_f]Mary[/name_f]: [name_f]Amara[/name_f], [name_f]Adamaris[/name_f], [name_f]Amarillis[/name_f], [name_f]Emerald[/name_f], [name_f]Samara[/name_f].
I also like [name_f]Mary[/name_f] as a compound name: [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Beth[/name_f], [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Alice[/name_f], [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Ellen[/name_f], [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f], [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_u]Kay[/name_u].
[name_f]Marielle[/name_f] has been a [name_f]Mary[/name_f] variant (mariant? Lol) that I’ve liked for a while, also [name_f]Marianne[/name_f]. My aunt is named [name_f]Mari[/name_f] (rhymes with sorry), and she’s mentioned how much confusion her name caused growing up… [name_f]Mary[/name_f], maury, marcy, mar-eye… Maybe people would be better at pronouncing it these days (she’s in her forties now), and I think it’s a lovely sound, but something to keep in mind.
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] is too perfect to dress up!
My own personal preference is Mhairi, mar-ee.
I like [name_f]Mary[/name_f] with a surname or virtue/word name in the second spot.
Examples: singer [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_m]Chapin[/name_m] Carpenter (do you have an old family surname you can dust off and use with [name_f]Mary[/name_f]?)
Maryweld - meaning “[name_f]Mary[/name_f] of the woods”
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] Solace
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_u]Comfort[/name_u]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Constance[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] Sublime
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] Absolute
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] Lovejoy
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f]
I guess even a last name like Meriwether would work too!