Herbert/Herb all make me think of
Herbie the
Love Bug. And
Herb reminds me of this man who yelled at me one time because I said his name like herb (ERB-no H sound) and he got all huffy. It's
HERB. HURRR-BB. And stormed out of the store.
Mary is ok. I grew up with a girl named
Mary, so it seems pretty normal to me. It's true you don't see it a lot, but it is kind of bland all the same. There are just too many truly interesting names out there for me to get too excited over something as plain as
Mary.