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Polly Maria or Cherry Maria

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chattycaterpillar · 26/03/2022 15:23

Polly Maria or Cherry Maria, which would you go for ?

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thethoughtfox · 27/03/2022 17:20

@FannylovesDick

Cherry Maria sounds like a cocktail drink.
I was going to say the same thing.
RockinHorseShit · 27/03/2022 16:27

No, sorry

They both sound like a medical diagnosis or a sex doll to me 🥴

Roselilly36 · 27/03/2022 16:26

I love the name Polly, only ever met one.

TatianaBis · 27/03/2022 16:03

Polly.

herecomesthehotsteppa · 27/03/2022 11:14

Chery Garcia is the Ben & jerrys ice cream. A bit close eh?

Gowithme · 27/03/2022 10:03

Maria with Polly or Cherry as middle names.

yikesanotherbooboo · 27/03/2022 09:58

I like Maria and I like Polly. Polly Maria doesn't scan but that wouldn't be a deal breaker for me. Middle names are rarely used and if this is a family name I don't think it matters at all whether it 'goes'.
I'm not a fan of Cherry as a name ; it sounds vaguely sleazy although I have known several nice people over the years with the name.

Mumofgirls2017 · 27/03/2022 08:21

Definitely Polly! Lovely

caz198917 · 27/03/2022 07:47

Neither. Both are awful sorry

AvocadoPlant · 27/03/2022 07:46

@Musmerian

Polly is actually short for Mary - which is itself the anglicised form of Maria. So why not call her Maria but use Polly as her nickname?
Agree with this, And Cherry is dreadful as a name, at least give her a full name that can be shortened or lengthened if your DD hates it.
Someonemustknowtheanswer · 27/03/2022 07:40

Neither

user1471447924 · 27/03/2022 05:42

None of the above

ZealAndArdour · 27/03/2022 05:29

Cherry Maria sounds like a disgusting alcopop that Stacey off Gavin and Stacey would drink.

Pandypuff · 27/03/2022 05:19

I love Cherry! But not with Maria as it does sound a bit like a drink.

demoness · 27/03/2022 00:46

I'm not keen on either. Cherry sounds cute in theory but has unpleasant slang connotations. Polly is traditionally a nickname for Mary (even though they sound nothing alike) and Mary is a form of Maria so essentially you've got two forms of the same name, similar to "Betty Eliza" or something. If that doesn't bother you, go for it.

Sarahplane · 26/03/2022 23:53

Sorry OP but I think both are awful

PollyPutTheKettleOnKettleOn · 26/03/2022 23:50

@herecomesthehotsteppa

Awful awful.

Chérie maybe?

Hmm. Cherie is a bit.... blair blah
Marcipex · 26/03/2022 23:14

Cherry is terrible.

Polly is quite sweet.

Maria doesn’t really go with either.

herecomesthehotsteppa · 26/03/2022 23:06

Awful awful.

Chérie maybe?

Itawapuddytat · 26/03/2022 22:54

I know of a Pauline nicknamed Polly. So Pauline Maria, or Paula Maria, nicknamed Polly?

Luredbyapomegranate · 26/03/2022 22:07

[quote PasDevantLesElephants]@Luredbyapomegranate Can't disagree with that. Shall we just agree they're both unacceptable? [/quote]
Lets!

I think Polly is sweet, but I wouldn’t want to be called as an adult, I admit..

Luredbyapomegranate · 26/03/2022 22:06

@BiscuitLover3678

Cherry is stripper or vagina (popped her cherry) so please don’t
@RippleQueen I’m sure your daughter is delightful but lots of people would find Cherry an odd name choice, eg Pp above and several others. You must have known what popping your Cherry meant when you chose it, so you have to expect it will come up.
Zillamop · 26/03/2022 22:06

Chloe Maria?

PasDevantLesElephants · 26/03/2022 22:03

@Luredbyapomegranate Can't disagree with that. Shall we just agree they're both unacceptable?

Luredbyapomegranate · 26/03/2022 21:59

@PasDevantLesElephants

I speak as a former Polly. Don't do it, it's awful.
@PasDevantLesElephants it’s better than Cherry though, innit.