So I’m expecting our first baby, and if it’s a girl, I’d love to use a [name_f]Mary[/name_f] double name. My name is [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Claire[/name_f]. My mom’s name is [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Rachel[/name_f], and my paternal grandmother was also a [name_f]Mary[/name_f]. We have friends named [name_f]Marybeth[/name_f], [name_f]Merri[/name_f] [name_u]Lynn[/name_u], [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Kate[/name_f], [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f], and [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Nell[/name_f], and we want our baby to have “it’s own” name, even if we still use [name_f]Mary[/name_f]. I really like [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_u]Blake[/name_u] or [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Helen[/name_f], but my husband has yet to be convinced. The only one he loves is [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] (which has been used). Others we like are [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Sophia[/name_f], [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Ruth[/name_f], [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f], [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Amelia[/name_f], [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Violet[/name_f], and [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Olivia[/name_f]. But I want one that flows well and isn’t too hard to say–I’d rather her not end up being called just [name_f]Mary[/name_f] or just MN. I’d love to hear any suggestions or reviews of our ideas so far!!
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Helena[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Elaine[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Juliet[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Eliza[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Gwen[/name_f]
I love [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] from your own list.
I know a [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_u]Ashley[/name_u] and I find it lovely to say. She always uses it in full. Other ideas:
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Elise[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Mae[/name_f] – I have known a couple of girls with this name and have grown to love it.
If you want her to be called by both names, anything with more than 2 syllables won’t work. [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Claire[/name_f] for example has a great flow and it’s quick and easy to say. [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] or [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] however is way too long.
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Ruth[/name_f] is clumsy with r-r repetition.
Personally, [name_f]Mary[/name_f] and [name_u]Blake[/name_u] seem stylistically too different, but the flow is nice. Double-barrel names are best with a traditional, kind of southern-sounding combo. For example: [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f], [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Faith[/name_f], [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f]…my favourite is [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]May[/name_f] (but I can definitely see how it can be too cutesy for some people).
Oooh I like [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Eliza[/name_f]! That’s a bit less clunky compared to [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f].
Mmmm [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Elise[/name_f] is pretty! I’m not craaaazy about [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Mae[/name_f], even though I do like [name_f]Mae[/name_f]. [name_m]Just[/name_m] a little too much repetition, I think.
I agree on over 2 syllables. You just end up getting tongue tied :p. I’m not a huge fan of [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]May[/name_f], but I like [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f]!
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Cynthia[/name_f]
I used to have [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Nicole[/name_f] on my list! I still quite enjoy that one, as it feels a bit fresher than the standard options like [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Anne[/name_f].
From your list I like [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_u]Blake[/name_u], [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Sophia[/name_f] and [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Olivia[/name_f]! 
Other ideas:
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Georgia[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Hannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Danielle[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_u]Taylor[/name_u]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Florence[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_u]Alexis[/name_u]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Brianne[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Isabelle[/name_f]
I love a good Southern double name. My vote from your list would be [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Ruth[/name_f], but I also love the suggestion of [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Alice[/name_f]. [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Ellen[/name_f] is another classic. Also love [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f], [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Anna[/name_f], and [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Katherine[/name_f].
My favorite way, though, is with a masculine name - [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_u]Michael[/name_u], [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_m]Scott[/name_m], [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_u]Ellis[/name_u], [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_m]Brent[/name_m], or your suggestion of [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_u]Blake[/name_u]. [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_u]Blair[/name_u] also works, but softens it a little.
I like the above suggestion of [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_u]Blair[/name_u] for you. [name_u]Blake[/name_u] feels just a little too harsh in sound and stylistically quite different to [name_f]Mary[/name_f]. While [name_u]Blair[/name_u] still is of a different style, it’s softer, like [name_f]Mary[/name_f], and flows beautifully.
Other ideas (I think one syllable middles flow best, like [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Claire[/name_f]): [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Blythe[/name_f], [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_u]June[/name_u], [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Elle[/name_f], [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Beth[/name_f], [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_u]Lane[/name_u], [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Pearl[/name_f], [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_u]Wynne[/name_u]… Also, [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Florence[/name_f].
The first thing I thought of was [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_u]Rue[/name_u]. It’s like [name_f]Ruth[/name_f] but more modern.
I love the previous suggestions of [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Alice[/name_f] and [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Ellen[/name_f]! What about [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Kate[/name_f]? Is it still tied too closely to the [name_m]Olsen[/name_m] twins?
In the same vein as [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f], I feel like a virtue name would be an excellent fit:
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Joy[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Constance[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Faith[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Hope[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Honora[/name_f]
I really like [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Mae[/name_f] or [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Ellen[/name_f] but here are a few I came up with:
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_u]Eloise[/name_u]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_u]June[/name_u]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Margaret[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_u]Jo[/name_u]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Eliza[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Isabelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Belle[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_u]Lou[/name_u]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Adeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Scarlett[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Abigail[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Hazel[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] (you could call her [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Bee[/name_f] or [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Bea[/name_f])
I really like [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Mae[/name_f] or [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Ellen[/name_f] but here are a few I came up with:
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_u]Eloise[/name_u]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_u]June[/name_u]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Margaret[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_u]Jo[/name_u]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Eliza[/name_f]
You could always use [name_u]Marion[/name_u]. I also like [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Blythe[/name_f] and Maryella!
I think [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Kate[/name_f] and [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f] are beautiful. [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Sophia[/name_f] is pretty too.
Many suggestions such as [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Alice[/name_f], [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Katherine[/name_f], [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Ellen[/name_f], [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f] (marijuana nn) are pretty old-fashioned from the 1930’s-1960’s.
I would stay away from the longer second names, as they can be a mouthful, such as [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]. I can’t imagine being a teacher and having to call on [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]ELizabeth[/name_f]!
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] is such a classic, reverent name that I would avoid anything that cheapens it such as surnames or boys names: [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_u]Ellis[/name_u], [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_m]Brent[/name_m], [name_u]Blake[/name_u] or [name_u]Blair[/name_u], [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_u]Michael[/name_u], [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_m]Scott[/name_m] (queen of?)
I like the PPs suggestion of Maryella or [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Ella[/name_f]. Maybe even [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Etta[/name_f]?
Other ideas:
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Ava[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Esme[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Hannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Scarlet[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_u]Simone[/name_u]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_u]Eden[/name_u]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Catherine[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Beth[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f]