Maria Theresa

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Too holy sounding?
Can't decide on a middle name for our 2day old, any other suggestions?

Holy, no. Empress of Austria, yes.

Sounds very 1950s Irish to me: a la Maeve Binchey...but I don't think that's a bad thing. My issue would be that they both end in 'a' so would probably go for Therese instead.

Hhm should have googled. She might just be plain old Maria then.

I think it sounds lovely and flows very well.I have a cousin named Marie Claire-she always gets called the whole thing and it really suits her.

I agree about the 1950s Irish thing. She'd be born holding a scapular in one hand and rosary beads in the other.

Oh, and she'd be wearing a nun's habit.

Very Catholic. Lots of people with this combination of names. Sister Maria Teresa was the founder of the Sisters of the Sacred Heart, a teaching order. Hence the many Sacred Heart schools.

Lovely name, I have a Maria too.

I prefer Teresa (no "h) but I'm from Southern Europe and the "th" sound isn't very friendly to us continent-dwellers.

If you like the musical lilt of the name, how about Maria Louisa or Louise?

Other options:

Maria Joanne
Maria Catherine
Maria Joy
Maria Alice
Maria Lillian
Maria Lily

Oh I like Maria Catherine. Decisions decisions!

Maria Theresa is lovely

Disclaimer: I'm Irish Catholic :o

Erm....sounds like a Habsburg Empress to me. Not a name for a 21st century child.

Agree it's very Catholic. I think Maria plus any saint's name is likely to have this effect.

I love Maria, I met a grown up one a few weeks ago and I had a terrible case of name envy.

Is it Maria (1st name), Theresa (middle name) or all one name?

Sorry, can now see Theresa is a middle name . Lovely, but if we're suggesting middle names - Juliet?

Theresa as a middle name so wouldn't be used everyday.
Any other suggestions greatly appreciated!

Maria June?

Either name by itself sounds distinctly catholic to me, so both together suggests you may already have her name down for a convent.

Cecilia
Callista
Michelle
Patricia
Clarissa

Sophia
Deborah
Christabel
Mirabelle

I like both names but not together. How about:

Maria Louise
Maria Charlotte
Maria Sophie
Maria Joanne
Maria Juliet

I like Maria. Underused in a UK setting.

I don't like Theresa. Catholicky-ness aside I find it a bit meh sounding. And there's always the pronunciation issue, Te=reesa/Teraysa.

I'm in Italy so surrounded by Maria+somethings (DD has 7 girls in her class all called Maria+ something)

I like Maria Catherine.

Maria Caroline
Maria Celeste
Maria Carenza
Maria Nancy

I think it sounds like she is from a very traditional catholic family.

Maria Catherine sounds less holy if this the criteria.

Also how about:
Maria Emmaline
Maria Georgina
Maria Claire
Maria Abigail
Maria Louisa

^^ These sound less holy imo. So something similar if that is what you are looking for. I think a lot of names go nicely with Maria so it cont be too hard to find something you like :)

Sorry, I think it sounds like a nun!

Maria Catherine is now the front runner, I like Maria Louise but

Bf little Maria sorry!
I like Maria Louise but I have a good friend Louise and and wouldn't want it to be after her if that makes sense?