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Help[Opinions] Maria & Co.
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Do you like the name Maria?
Which variant of Maria do you like?
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Do you like the name Maria?
Which variant of Maria do you like?
Byeeeeeeee
Alvise Anastasia Angelica Antonietta Basilio Bianca Cassandra Celeste Dante Ester Eulalia Fiammetta Furio Ginevra Isidoro Leonardo Luna Mara Margherita Mina Miriana Morgana Niccolò Orlando Rossella Selene Serafina Stella Valentino Vanessa Veronica
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I don't like the European way of pronouncing Maria - Mar-ee-a. I quite like the English way, Mar-eye-a, though it's now very old fashioned.
I love Mary which I find a very simple and graceful name.
I don't really like any of the other versions of Maria, but I do quite like some of the Marian epithets, especially Socorro
I love Mary which I find a very simple and graceful name.
I don't really like any of the other versions of Maria, but I do quite like some of the Marian epithets, especially Socorro
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I like Maria and Mary; I gave my first daughter Mary as a mn after my late MIL, whose mn was Maria - Mary fitted better and there are also Mary people in both our family trees.
The problem with Maria where I live is that it shortens to Marie, pronounced MAHri, not maREE. A lot of people are named Maria, but most of them go by either Marie or Mia. Or Ree.
I really don't like the maRIEa version, which seems to be formed by adding an H: Mariah. It sounds ugly to me, which is odd because I like soFIEa very much and soFEEa not at all.
I'm not keen on Moira, Marion or Marian, but I like Marianne enough to use.
The problem with Maria where I live is that it shortens to Marie, pronounced MAHri, not maREE. A lot of people are named Maria, but most of them go by either Marie or Mia. Or Ree.
I really don't like the maRIEa version, which seems to be formed by adding an H: Mariah. It sounds ugly to me, which is odd because I like soFIEa very much and soFEEa not at all.
I'm not keen on Moira, Marion or Marian, but I like Marianne enough to use.
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I have never heard Sofia pronounce as soFIEa before. It's so awkward for me to say, but kind pretty once I manage.
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Technically, I suppose you're right! Sofia is, let's say, a modern Mediterranean spelling and quite rightly sounds like soFEEa. But the Brits use the Sophia spelling and pronounce it soFIEa, just as they used to pronounce Maria as maRIEa; they gave that one up towards the end of the 19th century I think, but they've persevered with Sophia.
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I love Maria, and it's one of those names that could believably belong to a woman or girl of any age and just about any ethnicity or location.
Marie is nice too, especially as a middle name.
Mariah is also pretty, and Marian is nice in a grown-up kind of way.
Marie is nice too, especially as a middle name.
Mariah is also pretty, and Marian is nice in a grown-up kind of way.
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A relative of my husband had twins around Christmas, boy and girl; the girl is named Maria.(I think I've mentioned them before.)
The boy is Gabriel, named for his paternal grandfather.
Older siblings are sisters Grace and Sophia.
The boy is Gabriel, named for his paternal grandfather.
Older siblings are sisters Grace and Sophia.
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Some sources say differently. BtN used to say differently. It used to say Marina "Means 'of the sea,' taken from the Latin title of the Virgin Mary, Stella Maris, meaning 'star of the sea.' When you look up Maris, that meaning is still there. To me, Marina means 'of the sea,' however, there's also an association with Mary. Whether the origin is correct or not, the association is there. That's why I included it.
BTW, some experts say that Mary's origin is Egyptian rather than Hebrew. Makes sense to me.
BTW, some experts say that Mary's origin is Egyptian rather than Hebrew. Makes sense to me.
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I don't really like it much. I think it's because it rhymes with "diarrhea."
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this is why my husband doesn't like it ...
Or at least part of it. I was about to say he even knew a Maria called Diarrhea Maria but I am not sure, I know there was a kid he knew named Andrea who was sometimes called An-diarrhea. She was also called Batteries Included because she never shut up.
Or at least part of it. I was about to say he even knew a Maria called Diarrhea Maria but I am not sure, I know there was a kid he knew named Andrea who was sometimes called An-diarrhea. She was also called Batteries Included because she never shut up.
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I quite like almost all the Maria-related names. My favorite is the simple Marie.
It's one of the reasons I like our dd's middle name, Marikit. It is pronounce -mar-ee-keet.
I often call Nadine Marikit by the nickname Nin-Marie.
Marisol is lovely, but also so common. I would guess that my next favorite variant would be Marian.
It's one of the reasons I like our dd's middle name, Marikit. It is pronounce -mar-ee-keet.
I often call Nadine Marikit by the nickname Nin-Marie.
Marisol is lovely, but also so common. I would guess that my next favorite variant would be Marian.
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