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thoughts on Maria

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pigeonstew · 21/05/2025 19:06

I keep coming back to Maria... then drifting away.. then returning again. What do you think about Maria

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RobertaFirmino · 23/05/2025 19:31

It's nice. You could go anywhere in the world or time travel to any period in history and it wouldn't be long before you met a Maria.

elozabet · 23/05/2025 16:04

I would say timeless rather than dated. I like it.

DramaAlpaca · 23/05/2025 16:04

I think it's lovely.

WildCherryBlossom · 23/05/2025 16:03

I love it. Very underused in the UK, if that’s where you are, but known everywhere.

mathanxiety · 23/05/2025 16:00

Lovely name and very underused.

I like Mary and Marina too.

Tinytigertail · 23/05/2025 15:28

It's a classic that's not overused and works well in many languages. I know a teenage Maria who goes by MiMi and it really suits her.

GRCP · 23/05/2025 15:27

A bit dated

Pemba · 23/05/2025 15:21

TheFutureFreaksMeOut · 22/05/2025 05:32

It's my name and I hate it. I find it clunky and I don't think the syllables flow well when said out loud

I am sorry you don't like your name, it's a lovely name! It's a very subjective thing I suppose.

But I do think that Maria is the very opposite of 'clunky' - clunky to me would be names like Henrietta and, I don't know, Hepzibah or something. Something long and a bit harsh with lots of different consonants. Whereas Maria has a lovely melifluous sound and a lot of other people think so too. But if you don't like it, you don't like it.

user1492757084 · 23/05/2025 11:22

Maria is nice.

Do you like ..
Mary Ellen
Marina
Mary
Maisie
Melissa
Mietta
Mia

TheFutureFreaksMeOut · 22/05/2025 05:32

It's my name and I hate it. I find it clunky and I don't think the syllables flow well when said out loud

Natsku · 22/05/2025 04:09

Dearover · 21/05/2025 21:32

Because MN is obsessed with settling on a shortened version of the name and pretending it's a nickname before the child is born. In reality children are called random other words and names which evolve as the child develops their own personality.

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In my country its extremely common to use shortened (occasionally lengthened) or otherwise altered forms of names rather than the actual name throughout life.

Natsku · 22/05/2025 03:57

YYYDlilah · 21/05/2025 19:33

Yeh. Well nigh impossible. Heard of Mia, Masha, Maia, Ria?

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Masha yeah, Mia and Maia I know as names in their own right, and never heard Ria. I suppose I mean more along the lines of a shortened version of Maria, which I suppose works but not in the way its pronounced where I am, which is different from the English way of pronouncing Maria.

Natsku · 22/05/2025 03:55

JustGotToKeepOnKeepingOn · 21/05/2025 19:30

Why do you need a nickname?

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Because I love giving people nicknames. I never even use my DS's full name, only nicknames, but not so with DD. Sometimes Maria Paria for the rhyme but that's a bit dull.

BootballJoy · 21/05/2025 22:07

I like it a lot. West Side Story, Sound of Music, classic name.

YYYDlilah · 21/05/2025 21:50

I like Marie too, but not as a middle name.

Springhassprungxx · 21/05/2025 21:48

I much prefer it to Marie - Big SOM fan here so l love it!

YYYDlilah · 21/05/2025 21:43

Not on MN. If there is no diminutive, you take a random mix of letters and use it as a 'nn'. e.g. Esther nn Tessa, Sienna nn CeCe, Vivien nn ViVi, Genevieve nn Gigi or Vivi or Evie

Also, if asked 'Which one out of Anya, Isla or Nina?' you need to suggests about 25 completely different names. Bonus points if you include misspelt foreign/celtic names (e.g. Emelia, Elouise, Jamima, or Celina)

Dearover · 21/05/2025 21:40

Well I'm not, but then again, I don't know you.

WonderingWanda · 21/05/2025 21:38

All the Maria's I know are Catholic.

intrepidpanda · 21/05/2025 21:34

Natsku · 21/05/2025 19:20

Downside is it's hard to make a nickname out of

Is that not an upside?

Dearover · 21/05/2025 21:32

JustGotToKeepOnKeepingOn · 21/05/2025 19:30

Why do you need a nickname?

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Because MN is obsessed with settling on a shortened version of the name and pretending it's a nickname before the child is born. In reality children are called random other words and names which evolve as the child develops their own personality.

Overtheatlantic · 21/05/2025 21:30

It’s my favourite name and I don’t think it should be shortened.

YYYDlilah · 21/05/2025 21:30

I like Mary too. It's a gentle name.

Bowling4soup · 21/05/2025 21:28

I quite like it. Makes me think of Maria from corrie

Bananalanacake · 21/05/2025 21:27

Love it