[name]Marielle[/name] is my favorite. [name]Mirabel[/name] is a stretch if you want people to make the connection but if it honors her to you than go right ahead. I fo think if you want people to know it’s for [name]Mary[/name] you’ll have to explain it.
Would [name]Marigold[/name] [name]Violet[/name] be too much? I was thinking about [name]Marigold[/name] [name]Violet[/name], but I think it may be too flowery. I also like [name]Marianne[/name]/[name]Mariana[/name] and [name]Marilyn[/name] (never would have thought of that, and [name]Marilyn[/name] [name]Monroe[/name] was cool).
As a [name]Mary[/name] myself, I don’t think any of those names really honor a [name]Mary[/name]. I like [name]Maybelle[/name] more than [name]Mirabelle[/name]… makes me think of [name]Maybelle[/name] Merriweather in Gone With the Wind. But again, no connection to [name]Mary[/name].
I like [name]Mirabelle[/name] the best, but I like the nn [name]Mari[/name] (mah-ree) more than [name]Mira[/name]/[name]Miri[/name] (although [name]Miri[/name] is adorable!). [name]Mirabelle[/name] [name]Violet[/name] would be my favorite (although I think it is a pretty big stretch to honor a [name]Mary[/name] this way), followed by [name]Marielle[/name] [name]Violet[/name], nn [name]Mari[/name].
I really like both [name]Marigold[/name] and [name]Violet[/name], but not together.
I really love [name]Mirabel[/name] more, but think [name]Maribel[/name] would be closer to honouring a [name]Mary[/name]?
I like [name]Rosemary[/name] a lot, but wouldn’t double-barrel botanicals with [name]Violet[/name].
Have you thought about [name]Mae[/name]/[name]May[/name], or [name]Molly[/name]? [name]Both[/name] are traditionally short forms of [name]Mary[/name]. Though honestly I don’t mind [name]Mary[/name] and would think about using it, itself, [name]Mary[/name] [name]Violet[/name] is sweet and not trendy but not harsh sounding.
I also like [name]Mirabelle[/name] best, but would never make the connection to [name]Mary[/name]. Of the suggestions listed so far, I’m fond of [name]Marilla[/name], [name]Marilyn[/name], [name]Maribel[/name], [name]Marina[/name] and [name]Mariska[/name].
I think all these honor [name]Mary[/name]. [name]Mira[/name] is my favorite out of your list. [name]Marielle[/name] is nice too. What about [name]Marian[/name]?
I vote for [name]Marielle[/name] because it is my name and I love it. These names all honor [name]Mary[/name]. They are different forms of [name]Mary[/name].
I think [name]Mirabelle[/name] [name]Violet[/name] or [name]Mireille[/name] [name]Violet[/name] sounds wonderful!
[name]Amaryllis[/name]/[name]Marilla[/name]
Variations of [name]Mary[/name]:
[name]Malia[/name] (Hawaiian variation of [name]Mary[/name])
[name]Maren[/name], [name]Maria[/name] (Latin form of [name]Mary[/name])
[name]Manette[/name], [name]Manon[/name], [name]Marian[/name], [name]Marie[/name], [name]Mariel[/name] (French variation of [name]Mary[/name])
[name]Maire[/name], [name]Maura[/name], [name]Maureen[/name], [name]Moira[/name] (Irish variation of [name]Mary[/name])
[name]Mairi[/name] (Scottish variation)
[name]Masha[/name] (Russian short form of [name]Mary[/name])
[name]Mitzi[/name] ([name]German[/name] diminuitive of [name]Maria[/name])
I think [name]Maribel[/name] [name]Violet[/name] is the prettiest. [name]Mirabel[/name]/[name]Mirabelle[/name], I feel, could easily be used to honor [name]Mary[/name] as well.
[name]Mirabel[/name] (spelt this way) is by far my favourite.
I meant this with no snark at all, but how does this honour [name]Mary[/name]? [name]Marianne[/name], [name]Marian[/name], [name]Mara[/name], even [name]Maribel[/name] at a stretch, I can see. But not [name]Mirabel[/name].
I’m a little confused by the ‘honouring’ thing on Nameberry in general. Unless the name is exactly the same, or a recognized variant/derivative, I usually think that the ‘honouree’ is not even going to get it.
I really like both [name]Maribel[/name] and [name]Mirabel[/name]–though they are a little confusing when seen together.
I know a few people named [name]Maribel[/name], but in their case, it’s technically a nickname. Each of them has [name]Maria[/name] [name]Isabel[/name] on the birth certificate–the names are sort of smooshed together to get [name]Maribel[/name]. It is my understanding that this is common in Central [name]America[/name] and the Philippines. So, I do think [name]Maribel[/name] would honor someone named [name]Mary[/name].
To me, there are a couple of different ways one can be honored, either using the exact name or finding a variant or somthing very similar (in sound). [name]Marielle[/name] and [name]Maribelle[/name] have the same “[name]Mary[/name]” sound to it.
I like the name [name]Mary[/name], but I think [name]Mary[/name] alone is just too common.
Yes, [name]Mirabel[/name] could be way to honor [name]Mary[/name], but it’s big stretch.
I like [name]Marielle[/name] more than [name]Mirabel[/name] and [name]Maribel[/name], but I think [name]Mariella[/name] [name]Violet[/name] sounds lovely.
