Variations of the name Mary! Which would you choose?

My favorite version of [name_f]Mary[/name_f] is [name_f]Mariah[/name_f], it sounds fresh and young! I think that [name_f]Mariah[/name_f] [name_f]Susanne[/name_f] is pretty!! Good luck finding the perfect one :slight_smile:

[name_f]Marielle[/name_f] [name_f]Susanne[/name_f] and [name_f]Miriam[/name_f] [name_f]Susanne[/name_f] are the prettiest, I think. And they both go well with [name_f]Camille[/name_f] [name_f]Julianna[/name_f].

[name_f]Marianne[/name_f] (var [name_f]Maryanne[/name_f]) is one I like, personally, and it would honor the [name_f]Marys[/name_f] and the [name_f]Anne[/name_f] in question.

[name_f]Marianne[/name_f] [name_f]Susan[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Susanne[/name_f]

Would you mind helping me with my list?

My favorite of your combinations with your daughter’s name is [name_f]Miriam[/name_f] [name_f]Ann[/name_f]. [name_f]Miriam[/name_f] [name_f]Susanne[/name_f] would be sweet, too. And I love the [name_f]Mary[/name_f] suggestions, especially that of [name_f]Mariette[/name_f] <3 It’s beautiful with Camille.

I like [name_f]Miriam[/name_f] and [name_f]Mariam[/name_f].

Also like [name_f]Marisol[/name_f] and [name_f]Mariel[/name_f].

I love [name_f]Mariel[/name_f] (I’m biased - it’s my older daughter’s name). I’ve also seen [name_f]Marielle[/name_f] or Mirellie (obviously that’s a different name).

[name_f]Annelie[/name_f] is my second daughter’s middle name, which was our [name_f]Ann[/name_f] variations since it’s a family name.

[name_u]Marion[/name_u] is the name of both my grandmother and sister.

[name_f]Miriam[/name_f] is lovely.

Our family loves the [name_f]Mary[/name_f] and [name_f]Ann[/name_f] names too :wink:

They all wear wonderfully! Full of character, but not too common and great nickname possibilities.

My parents named me [name_f]Meriel[/name_f] after my great-grandmother [name_f]Mary[/name_f]. It’s a variation I didn’t see listed above, and it’s always served me well!

[name_f]Diana[/name_f] also has an “anna” element to it, so it would end up being a lot of “anna” in combination with your other favorites. What would you think of pulling the “Suz” element for the [name_f]Susanne[/name_f] instead of the “[name_f]Ann[/name_f]” part, or the “[name_f]Di[/name_f]” from [name_f]Diana[/name_f]? Also the “[name_f]Ann[/name_f]” could come from either [name_f]Susanne[/name_f] or [name_f]Diane[/name_f]. This would give you more options. For example:

[name_f]Dinah[/name_f] [name_f]Marianne[/name_f] = [name_f]Di/name_f, [name_f]Mary[/name_f], (Sus)anne
[name_f]Sunniva[/name_f] [name_f]Mariana[/name_f] = [name_f]Su/name_f, [name_f]Mary[/name_f], (D)iana
[name_f]Mariana[/name_f] [name_f]Suzette[/name_f] = [name_f]Mary[/name_f], ([name_f]Di[/name_f])ana, Sus(anne).
Dinorah [name_f]Marianne[/name_f] = [name_f]Di/name_f, [name_f]Mary[/name_f], (Sus)anne

[name_f]Sula[/name_f], Sulia, Suzu, and [name_f]Suki[/name_f] are also cute if nn type names are appealing, first or middle (Suzu could easily replace [name_f]Sunniva[/name_f] as a first or [name_f]Suzette[/name_f] as a middle, if you like that better).

My favourites are [name_f]Miriam[/name_f] and [name_f]Maren[/name_f]. I love them both! I’m not sure about your middles though, what with your daughters middle being [name_u]Juli[/name_u]anna. Is there another name you could use as a middle to honour your Mum?

[name_f]Miriam[/name_f] [name_f]Ann[/name_f] would be my pick.

[name_f]Miriam[/name_f] is my most favourite name ever. [name_f]Camille[/name_f] and [name_f]Miriam[/name_f] are nice together, but maybe you could keep it [name_m]French[/name_m] and call her [name_f]Maryam[/name_f]? [name_f]Camille[/name_f] and [name_f]Maryam[/name_f] are even nicer.

I like:

[name_f]Miriam[/name_f] [name_f]Suzanne[/name_f]/[name_f]Joanne[/name_f]
[name_f]Maryam[/name_f] [name_f]Suzanne[/name_f]/[name_f]Joanne[/name_f]
[name_f]Miriam[/name_f] [name_f]Anneliese[/name_f]/[name_f]Annalisa[/name_f]
[name_f]Maryam[/name_f] [name_f]Anneliese[/name_f]/[name_f]Annalisa[/name_f]

We used [name_f]Merry[/name_f] as a version of [name_f]Mary[/name_f].
I think [name_f]Anneliese[/name_f] [name_f]Merry[/name_f] is lovely and goes well with your dds name.

Well, I think [name_f]Miriam[/name_f] is a lovely name!

Also, [name_f]Anne[/name_f]-[name_f]Marie[/name_f] is very pretty and [name_f]Marianne[/name_f] is okay.

[name_f]Maren[/name_f] [name_f]Susanne[/name_f] gets my vote. :slight_smile:

I love [name_f]Malia[/name_f] (Mah-[name_u]LEE[/name_u]-ah) & [name_f]Anneliese[/name_f]…[name_f]Malia[/name_f] [name_f]Anneliese[/name_f]?

Other ideas/previous suggestions I like for honoring a [name_f]Mary[/name_f]:

[name_f]Marin/name_f
[name_f]Meriel[/name_f]
[name_f]Manon[/name_f] (I really like this one…the pronunciation is easy for me as I’ve taken numerous years of [name_m]French[/name_m]…I don’t know how difficult it would be for English speakers to “get” this?)

To honor a [name_f]Susan[/name_f]:

[name_f]Shoshannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Sanne[/name_f]/[name_f]Sanna[/name_f]

Variants on [name_f]Ann/name_f:

[name_f]Ana[/name_f] ([name_m]AH[/name_m]-na)
[name_f]Hanna[/name_f]

W/[name_f]Anne[/name_f]'s meaning being “grace,” you could even use [name_f]Grace[/name_f].

Good luck! :slight_smile:

On your list I really like [name_f]Maren[/name_f]. We had [name_f]Merida[/name_f] on out list :slight_smile:

I like [name_f]Annemarie[/name_f], also I like [name_f]Miriam[/name_f]…you could use [name_f]Maria[/name_f]?
[name_f]Miriam[/name_f] [name_f]Lilian[/name_f] ([name_f]Susanne[/name_f] means [name_f]Lily[/name_f] so a more subtle way of honoring them)
[name_f]Maria[/name_f] [name_f]Liliana[/name_f]
[name_f]Maria[/name_f] [name_f]Susanne[/name_f]
[name_f]Miriam[/name_f] [name_f]Susanne[/name_f]

My top 3 favorites from your list and suggestions you’ve received are:

[name_f]Camille[/name_f] [name_f]Julianna[/name_f] & [name_f]Maribel[/name_f] [name_f]Susanna[/name_f]
[name_f]Camille[/name_f] [name_f]Julianna[/name_f] & [name_f]Manon[/name_f] [name_f]Anneliese[/name_f]
[name_f]Camille[/name_f] [name_f]Julianna[/name_f] & [name_f]Miriam[/name_f] [name_f]Susanne[/name_f]

We did the same thing, in order to honor my mother [name_f]Mary[/name_f] and his mother [name_f]Linda[/name_f] [name_f]Mary[/name_f], we named our daughter [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f]. We call her [name_u]Romy[/name_u] for short.

But I will say I did campaign for [name_f]Marianna[/name_f] and he really liked [name_f]Marina[/name_f] during pregnancy. She just happened to look like a [name_u]Romy[/name_u] when she was born. :wink:

We did the same thing, in order to honor my mother

[name_f]Mary[/name_f] 

and his mother

[name_f]Linda[/name_f] 

[name_f]Mary[/name_f], we named our daughter

[name_f]Rosemary[/name_f]

. We call her

[name_u]Romy[/name_u] 

for short.

But I will say I did campaign for

[name_f]Marianna[/name_f] 

and he really liked

[name_f]Marina[/name_f] 

during pregnancy. She just happened to look like a [name_u]Romy[/name_u] when she was born. :wink: