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

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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! :)

My friend's mum is Marie, pronounced Marry.

Marie, I would say x

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

Mari
Mairi

I ve seen it spelt both these ways.

YY like Marie Stopes ('Marrie' Stopes)

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

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.

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

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

Sorry Dueling Fanjo - cross posts!

Marie

In Scotland it's Mhairi or Vhairi pn Marry

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

Mhairi?

marianne
shorted to marry ?

or more likely perhaps Marigold, shortened

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

i thought marry stopes was the pronunciation?

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

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.

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

Mari x

mhairi, i went to school with one!

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