Too quaint/old fashioned??

Mauritius has nothing to do with India though it's an independent country. It is in the Indian Ocean, but is considered part of the continent of Africa.

But if you want to make a link with your honeymoon .... you could go for Maura, which is a form of Mary :o

Mary and Maria and Mariana and Marianne are all gorgeous names.

Marybella sounds like a sexually transmitted disease or a transvestite porn star. NO!

I'm not in the UK anymore (only left last year though), but I'd venture that India is a bit passé there. Sort of had its day, IYKWIM. Georgia way more so.

In fact, your India and Georgia choices seem very, um, surprising in light of your revelation that you move in 'trendy' circles. I would consider both to be very un-trendy (for desperate want of a better word).

Of course, this shouldn't matter if you love the names, but it seems just loving a name isn't your priority.

Mary-Kate?

Have a look here
www.cso.ie/px/pxeirestat/Statire/SelectVarVal/Define.asp?maintable=VSA11

and you'll see that in Ireland,while the popularity of the name Mary is falling, it's still well within the top 100, gradually sliding from 34 in 1998 to 60 in 2010. I would also hazard a guess that it appears frequently as a second or third forename too. So trendy types would probably see it as 'old hat' rather than 'retro'. Am I right, OP?

The Mary Belle thing would put me right off

Mary is retro cool!

If not that, Marianne is classic and timeless, and Marissa is beautiful - very elegant.

Marybella sounds like one of the Beverley Hillbillies...

I know a Maura and it's More-uh.

I know someone with Maura on her birth certificate which I was told is the Irish for Mary, nn=Molly. I never know how to say it, though (More-uh? Mow-ra?).

I think some of you may have missed the info that the OP is in Ireland.

I may be wrong, but Mary is probably not as underused or 'retro' as it is in GB.

I know of a little Mariella with nn Milly. Also know a Marissa.
What about something like Rosemary with the Mary at the end. NN could be Rose or Rosie which is sweet.

What about Mariette/Marietta?

Mary is a lovely name and you should have the courage of your convictions!!! Also, it is classic, and very under-used so your Mary would be the only one around. I would not say we move in trendy circles, but everyone around us have Jagos and Hugos and Olivias and - yes - Arabellas, so when we named our DS a very boring old fashioned and out of fashion name (after my father) everyone kind of grimaced, but we have never come across another one, and he will definitely be the only one in his class!

Maribel is popular in Spain my cousin is called it

I think mary is quite cool , and would be considered quite forward in your circles. Not that that should matter!

I veto Mariah!

No to Marybella. It is awfully unwieldy and clunky. Not pretty at all, and certainly no Arabella (if you're into that sort of name, which I'm not, although I can definitely see its appeal if you're that way inclined). Odd that it's not pretty (to me) as Mary and Belle/a are lovely names on their own.

What about Maria, pronounced Mariah? Maria Lucas from Pride and Prejudice was pronounced this way.

Otherwise Marianne is so lovely - elegant and timeless (I promise I'm not some mad Austen devotee ).

If it helps, I think Mary has a similar retro feel to Betty, but has the added bonus of actually being a lovely, timeless name (Betty is not IMO). Can you sell it on its retro credentials to your friends?

Your 20-something Mary will sooo have the edge over her Jasper and Florence peers, when their names will sound ever so dated by then.

Sounds like a seaside resort in Spain.

Mary is fine. It's a lovely name.

In England Mary has not been fashionable for quite some time and would probably be quite trendsetting now! Of course it has always been very popular in Ireland, so I can see how it would be seen as conservative.

Another name derived from Mary is the French/Italian Marielle/Mariella. And there is the Hebrew version Miriam. I have met an Irish Miriam, and a French Myriam.

Sure, but Mary Bell was a long time ago and she's only still really remembered in the north-east of England where it happened.

But I would still go for Mary. Lovely name.

I don't like Marybella that much, but I do think that Maribelle is pretty (and apparently means 'wonderful'). I think that you should go for Mary though, it seems a bit daft to reject a name you like just because your social circle has slightly different taste. Personally I think that Mary is rather more interesting than India or Georgia right now, plus it has the potential for plenty of nns, so you can call her a more 'interesting' name when you introduce her to your friends if you feel the need :)