Marigold

In my mind it's with Flora as possible name for a cartoon cow.

If you were to go for it I prefer 'Mari' to 'Mary'

I like Marianne, Mariella, Marissa, Marisol (it’s Spanish for all the philistines) but not Marigold.

But Mary = vagina.

Rubber gloves brand

My neighbour’s ginger cat is Marigold - she’s an absolute beauty. I’m not sure for a person though.

Actually come to think of it I like all the Darling Buds of May names-but have used most on my hens.

I like Marigold but not Mary. Mary just makes me think of the miserable Bennet sister from the BBC adaptation and vulva’s weirdly as my friend always called hers Mary when we were little
Marigold makes me think of the Darling Buds of May which was lovely.

As in gloves? Great for washing up. Also love marigold flowers. Wouldn't call a female human child Marigold though. Don't you like children much OP?

I do know a Mari and it's a lovely name on its own

They called her Marigold and hoped she would...

NO

Marianne, Marina, Miriam, Maria..

Marisol sounds like a cleaning product or a cure for piles

Marigold traditionally in the language of flowers means grief. Absolutely not a name I would touch!

We had two fish from the fair called Goldie and Marigold.
Marigold has all the ingredients of a lovely name but, sadly, for me, it is taineted by the fish and the rubber gloves.

I just don't think Marigold has a very nice sound - and it unfortunately reminds me of the slang for rubber washing up gloves as much as the flower .

Mary is a nice classic, Marisol is pretty too (although I might assume some Spanish links since you rarely hear it in the UK). I also love the stylish Marianne and Mariana.

If you want to go the less common floral route then I think Jessamine, Dahlia etc are nicer.

Loved "Marigold in Godmother's House" by the author of Milly Molly Mandy.

I think Mary is a lovely name but it's not the obvious shortening for Marigold. The name Marigold makes me think of the book, Marigold in Godmother's House and for that reason, I love it. It's a book I used to read when staying at my grandparents' and always looked forward to being able to read it when we visited. Neither of my DDs is called Marigold although my DM regularly maintains it would have been the perfect name for the one of them whose hair is apparently marigold colour.

Just no. This is the problem with the tail end of trends! All the good ones go first. We’re currently at the point where Lily and Poppy are now dull and overused, so we’re down to the likes of Violet (with everyone trying very hard to ignore that Vi is a fag-stained bingo pro) and now Marigold. Eek. The Patricia/Susan/Barbara era can’t actually come quick enough now 😬

Absolutely adore the name Marigold and if I had a DD tomorrow it would 100% be the name I would choose (It’s been top of my name list since I was pregnant in 2017 but we had a DS so I didn’t get to use it but maybe in the future!)
Not fan of the shortening Mary or Mari but LOVE Goldie.

@BulldogDrummondBass beat me to it.
Love the name because of the Churchill connection.
Also love the name Mirabelle which has a sim feel.

I really like it but find the downtown abbey connection a bit too much.

Marigold and Marisol are two of my absolute favourite names, and if I was to have another girl they would be high up on my list. I also love Marguerite and Marjolaine, to float another couple of Mar names.

I think of Downton Abbey. I really like Goldie (actually much prefer it to Marigold). I don't think Mary works as a nn because Mary doesn't sound like the first syllable of Marigold, which is like "marry".

I don't think of the rubber gloves as I always think of them as a plural. Similarly I don't think of jeans the clothes when I hear Jean the name.

I've followed a blogger for a long time with a Marigold known as Goldie. She's a quirky American arty type and it fits having quirky kids names. I think in the non 'quirky blogger' world it is a bit silly.

I remember reading a story when I was little about a little girl called Marigold who didn't want to go to school. I always think of that when I read it but never actually met one in real life.

I really like Mariella.

I think Mari works better than Mary as a nickname for Marigold as the sound is contained within the name. Mari is one of several Welsh versions of Mary.

Both Mari and Mary work as names in their own right too.

If you like Marisol then Marisa and Marissa are both nice too.

I don't think the Marigold is a brand of gloves is a problem, nor is the Marisol sounds like Anusol. Ellie sounds like smelly. Felix is a brand of cat food. Lottie sounds like grotty. William has 'willy' in it. Lucas rhymes with mucus. Loony Luna. These are all top hundred names and I could go on. Most names have something about them that sounds like something else and unless the name is such that it is completely tied to a horrible person/reference/item (e.g. Adolf) I think it's a non-issue. Something to be aware of, but I wouldn't avoid a name because of it.

Gloves