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How was my Nan's friend's name likely to be spelt...?

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typsical · 05/08/2011 22:28

My Nan had a good friend who she talked about a lot, and her name was pronounced 'Marry'. Is this likely to have been a shortened version of something, like, say, Marigold...? Or is it another way of pronouncing Marie (which I would pronounce MaREE)? Thanks, and sorry for the ignorance! :)

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iskra · 05/08/2011 22:29

My friend's mum is Marie, pronounced Marry.

TIDDLYMUM · 05/08/2011 22:29

Marie, I would say x

Darnsarfupnorf · 05/08/2011 22:30

I was going to say the same, could get annoying correcting everyone all the time!

greenzebra · 05/08/2011 22:31

Mari
Mairi

I ve seen it spelt both these ways.

TheSecondComing · 05/08/2011 22:31

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Summerbird73 · 05/08/2011 22:31

YY like Marie Stopes ('Marrie' Stopes)

DuelingFanjo · 05/08/2011 22:31

it would be Mari in Wales, was there a Welsh connection?

FellatioNelson · 05/08/2011 22:32

My mum has a cousin called Marie but she pronounces it Mar-ree, with a long aar sound. I also know a woman whose name is Marrie. I would guess it is short for Marilyn, or Marian.

NicwNacw · 05/08/2011 22:32

Was she Welsh? A popular welsh girls name is 'Mari'

iskra · 05/08/2011 22:32

No, Marie Stopes pronounced it MAH-ree, not Marry.

NicwNacw · 05/08/2011 22:33

Sorry Dueling Fanjo - cross posts!

Demiwave · 05/08/2011 22:34

Marie

BibiBelle · 05/08/2011 22:35

In Scotland it's Mhairi or Vhairi pn Marry

suzikettles · 05/08/2011 22:35

The gaelic for Mary is Mhari or Mairi, pronounced Marry.

FairyArmadillo · 05/08/2011 22:36

Mhairi?

slartybartfast · 05/08/2011 22:36

marianne
shorted to marry ?

or more likely perhaps Marigold, shortened

DuelingFanjo · 05/08/2011 22:36

Nicwnacw, someone had to say it
I think someone got there before me too!

slartybartfast · 05/08/2011 22:37

i thought marry stopes was the pronunciation?

slartybartfast · 05/08/2011 22:40

unless she was french, and that is the pronuncation of marie

typsical · 05/08/2011 22:40

Dueling and Nicw My Nan was Welsh.. But I don't think her friend was.. Nan actually had two friends who were called this, come to think of it. And I think one of them (maybe both) had Irish connections, if that helps...? Thank you all.

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typsical · 05/08/2011 22:43

cross posts... sorry! Interesting, thank you all!

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ilovejondanby · 05/08/2011 23:01

Mari x

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superjobee · 05/08/2011 23:03

mhairi, i went to school with one!

FunnysInTheGarden · 05/08/2011 23:05

I was going to say the same slarty, the french way of saying Marie is Marri

Maryz · 05/08/2011 23:08

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