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[Opinions] WDYTO Merry?
What do you think of Merry, for a girl? I’m hesitant about using it because I think it sounds too much like Mary. Would you use it? If so, combo ideas? “Be the change that you wish to see in the world" -Gandhi
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I dont like it at all
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I think I would just use Mary since it sounds the same and is more familiar.
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Just spell it MaryJust spell it Mary. Merry is so unnecessary
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Literally a butchered version of Mary.I’d prefer Mary. I don’t even like either like that, but Mary is a lot better. It looks like atrocious. I can only think of Merry Christmas.
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Unless it's short for Meriadoc and it's meant for a male hobbit...eh.
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If you really enjoy it, name the girl Meredith, Meryl or Meriel and use Merry as a nn. As a name in its own right, it is immature and silly, like a sister to the 7 Dwarf brothers. Happy and Merry. No.And, in my dialect, it doesn't sound remotely like Mary.
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Meryl isn’t bad, thanks!
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I agree with her. Between the names you mentioned as favorites in your profile, Merry and Meryl go with Jessamine, Celeste, Vienna and Zephyrine.
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Computer's seeing double - sorry!If you really enjoy it, name the girl Meredith, Meryl or Meriel and use Merry as a nn. As a name in its own right, it is immature and silly, like a sister to the 7 Dwarf brothers. Happy and Merry. No.And, in my dialect, it doesn't sound remotely like Mary.

This message was edited 11/8/2020, 2:05 AM

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Merry sounds nothing like Mary where I'm from. It's too juvenile as a full name, but I might use it as a nickname.Mairead would be my first choice.
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I prefer Mary.
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I like it. It's completely different than Mary. Merry sounds so happy.
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Much too cheery. It sounds like the name of an over-optimistic hobbit. I wouldn't use it.
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