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I like both. But I think I lean more towards Maria. Marian, barring images of 1950s American women, reminds me of Robin Hood's Maid Marian, which is a positive association for me. I think I like Mariana (or Marianna) better than Marian, though. Maria is timeless and beautiful. Works well in paired names, so you could potentially call a daughter by both her first and middle name rather than just Maria, if you want.

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A few middle names:

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Maria Antonia
Maria Amabel
Maria Violetta
Maria Cecilia
Maria Josephine
Maria Felicity
Maria Elena
Maria Esperanza
Maria Genevieve
Maria Eliora
Maria Fiona
Maria Hannah
Maria Rosalia (or Rosalie)
Maria Diana
Maria Evangeline
Maria Joanna (or Johanna)
Maria Séraphine
Maria Emmanuelle
Maria Gianna
Maria Françoise
Maria Liliana
Maria Elinor (or Eleanor)
Maria Christiana
Maria Stella
Maria Grace
Maria Brigitta
Maria Aglaia
Maria Juliana
Maria Clara
Maria Theophania
Maria Rachel
Maria Adelaide
Maria Beatrix
Maria Jessamine
Maria Raphaëlle or Maria Rafaela
Maria Dominique
Maria Susanna
Maria Nicolina
Maria Georgiana
Maria Elaina
Maria Mélisande
Maria Pearl
Maria Agatha
Maria Tatiana
Maria Natalia or Maria Natalya
Maria Gwendolyn (or Gwendolen)
Maria Louisa
Maria Theresa
Maria Alessandra
Maria Lisette
Maria Estelle
Maria Celeste

This message was edited 2/1/2014, 12:12 AM