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I like them both, but see them as totally different names.

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Mary is classic and biblical. It has many links and connotations that Merry just doesn't have.

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Merry is an adjective and therefore a word-name.

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I do say them the same, but I would not consider them alternatives to each other. I think that someone wishing to use the name Mary would think that Merry cheapens the integrity of the historical Mary.

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However, I think that someone who would like Merry, would not consider using Mary anyway.

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I find them both to be lovely names in their own right, but prefer Mary as a full name and Merry as a nickname for something like Meredith, Meriwether, Merrion, Merrit, Merril or Merla (etc).

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I also think of Lord of the Rings.

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