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Maria: I might be biased, since I'm a Maria, but it's one of my favourite names. I like how international it is, and how it suits both a young girl and an elderly woman.
India: a guilty pleasure. I don't usually like country names, and if I were Indian, I'd probably think it even stranger that someone who has probably never been to India, and knows very little of its culture decided to name their daughter India. That being said, it has a beautiful sound.
Asia: I hate it if it's pronounced AY-zhə, like the continent - you don't see many girls called Europe or Australia, so why Asia? - but here in Poland, it's a common diminutive of Joanna, and it's pronounced A-sha. In that case, I find it rather dull, but tolerable.