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Definitely Mary. I like it, and used it instead of Maria as a mn for my first daughter, Maria being a family name but it just didn't fit. I suppose Mary must be a family name in just about every English-speaking family on the planet, but now it's also unusual and surprising. I can't even pronounce Maryla; where I live it would sound like mu-RAY-lu, which doesn't appeal. Or would it be like Marina, with an L instead of the N? Not very good either, IMO.