This name has been floating at the back of my mind for a couple months now, but I’ve never met anyone with this name nor have heard of anyone live and breathing by this name.
**[name]EDIT[/name]: I am pronouncing it [name]May[/name]-bree, not [name]Mab[/name]-ree ([name]Mab[/name] rhymes with cab).
From what I’ve found, it is traditionally spelled [name]Mabry[/name], but I’m toying with other spellings (Maebry is my favorite so far).
What do you think of this name, and what is your opinion on the spelling?
I actually went to school with a [name]Mabry[/name] when I was little (I think it was her mom’s maiden name), so I have an easy time picturing it on a little girl. She had blonde hair and brown eyes and was a lot of fun to be around.
Because I’m used to the [name]Mabry[/name] spelling (pronounced [name]May[/name]-bree, like you said), I like it more than the Maebry spelling.
I have a dear friend named Mabrie… it works for her, she totally fits her name. I don’t mind it! Again though, she carries her mothers surname as her first. SO I like it more because of that. I’m not so sure how much I like it as a random first name.
Thanks for the opinions! I went to high school with a girl named [name]Mabry[/name], but I don’t know if it was a family surname or if it was simply a name her parents liked. (Side note: [name]Jill[/name], the [name]Mabry[/name] I knew fit your [name]Mabry[/name]'s description to a T, only as a teenager!)
I don’t think this one is really in contention for our little girl, but it has been lingering in the back of my mind…I’m not sure why.
On another site I saw [name]Abri[/name] - pronounced ay-bree. I thought it was pretty. I’m liking [name]Mabry[/name]. It has that [name]Avery[/name], [name]Aubrey[/name], [name]Audrey[/name], vibe to me but it is new and exciting. I might play with it in the middle.
It’s the last name of several families in my small town, so that’s what I think of when I hear it. While I see the appeal and know how to pronounce it because of these families, I think most people would automatically try to pronounce it [name]Mab[/name]-ree.
