[Opinions] Re: Mary
in reply to a message by Pie
Form of Mary I like is Maria, followed by Molly. I also love Jose Maria and Gianmaria for a boy.
I don't know anyone named Mary, but other forms I do know:
Anamarija -4-5, all under 10, and 1 Ana-Marija, she's 29
Maja -numerous, it was in the top 3 names in my generation
Mara -at least a dozen, one is 30, and the others are all over 60
Marian -for a Hungarian woman, early 30s
Marica -extremely common as a nickname for all Maras and Marijas I know, all ages
Marija -at least 5-6, all ages
Marijan -4-5, all over 35
Marijana -4-5, 20s and 30s
Marijo -a lot, but Mario is more common
Marina -at least 6-7, 20s and 30s
Marinko -2, mid 30s
Mario -numerous, ages 20-60
Maristela -1, mid 40s
Maša -1, as a nickname for Marija
Mia -2, both under 3
Mirjana -at least 6, ages 20-55
Mojca -2, mid 20s
Ria -1, early 30s, full name
Just to demonstrate how common Marija and it's forms are here, here's a popularity list for the past 100 years (I'd say the only name that can hold a candle to it is Ana, keeping in mind that Anamarija, Ana-Marija, Ana Marija and Marijana are all common):
1900-1949
1. Marija
2. Ana
3. Kata
4. Dragica
5. Ljubica
6. Milka
7. Mara
8. Katarina
9. Anka
10. Marica
1951-1999
1. Marija
2. Ivana
3. Ana
4. Mirjana
5. Marina
6. Vesna
7. Martina
8. Sanja
9. Kristina
10. Maja
2000-2010
1. Ana
2. Lucija
3. Lana
4. Petra
5. Sara
6. Marija
7. Ema
8. Nika
9. Iva
10. Laura
I don't know anyone named Mary, but other forms I do know:
Anamarija -4-5, all under 10, and 1 Ana-Marija, she's 29
Maja -numerous, it was in the top 3 names in my generation
Mara -at least a dozen, one is 30, and the others are all over 60
Marian -for a Hungarian woman, early 30s
Marica -extremely common as a nickname for all Maras and Marijas I know, all ages
Marija -at least 5-6, all ages
Marijan -4-5, all over 35
Marijana -4-5, 20s and 30s
Marijo -a lot, but Mario is more common
Marina -at least 6-7, 20s and 30s
Marinko -2, mid 30s
Mario -numerous, ages 20-60
Maristela -1, mid 40s
Maša -1, as a nickname for Marija
Mia -2, both under 3
Mirjana -at least 6, ages 20-55
Mojca -2, mid 20s
Ria -1, early 30s, full name
Just to demonstrate how common Marija and it's forms are here, here's a popularity list for the past 100 years (I'd say the only name that can hold a candle to it is Ana, keeping in mind that Anamarija, Ana-Marija, Ana Marija and Marijana are all common):
1900-1949
1. Marija
2. Ana
3. Kata
4. Dragica
5. Ljubica
6. Milka
7. Mara
8. Katarina
9. Anka
10. Marica
1951-1999
1. Marija
2. Ivana
3. Ana
4. Mirjana
5. Marina
6. Vesna
7. Martina
8. Sanja
9. Kristina
10. Maja
2000-2010
1. Ana
2. Lucija
3. Lana
4. Petra
5. Sara
6. Marija
7. Ema
8. Nika
9. Iva
10. Laura
This message was edited 9/15/2011, 4:38 PM