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Mary as a middle name - what would you have as a first name?

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Liadain · 28/07/2017 21:13

Just Mary, please no variations or related names. :) I am tossing around a few name ideas myself but none are screaming 'the one' iyswim.

Personally, I'd like to avoid a name ending in y or ie as I'd like it to have a different sound to Mary (I liked Naomi, but Naomi Mary doesn't flow well I think).

Also Irish, so Irish names (no anglicising) are very welcome! I'm not a big fan of surnames as first names, or 'granny names' (Maud, Agnes etc). Open to hearing anything else.

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Liadain · 28/07/2017 21:16

Forgot to mention that I had a shortlist (hah! Longlist...) from before I definitely settled on Mary as middle. I had a flick through it just now and cut out any bonkers/really unworkable names.

Elara Mary
Carmen Mary
Roise Mary
Liadain Mary
Saoirse Mary.

I'm not really looking for reviews on them right now, I'll probably pop up another thread for that (give your thoughts on them though if you feel like), but it's just to give you an idea of what I like.

I also liked Amity, Electra, Catalina, Sarai, Mariela and Maren but they either don't scan well with Mary, or tbh are a bit too out there for Ireland Grin

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Decaffstilltastesweird · 28/07/2017 21:20

I think Irish names really suit Mary as a middle name:

Aoife Mary
Roise Mary
Saoirse Mary

Or:

Florence Mary
Louisa Mary
Beatrice Mary
Daphne Mary
Lorelei Mary

DioneTheDiabolist · 28/07/2017 21:20

Joyce Mary (+another name)
Elizabeth Mary
Sinead Mary

Decaffstilltastesweird · 28/07/2017 21:20

Oh x post sorry!

LadyMonicaBaddingham · 28/07/2017 21:24

Grace Mary
Elizabeth Mary
Deborah Mary
Caroline Mary
Catherine Mary
Charlotte Mary

TuttiFruttiCutie · 28/07/2017 21:25

Orlaith Mary
Siobhan Mary

Niamh Mary
Aislynn Mary

Ejebb · 28/07/2017 21:31

Frances Mary

friedegs · 28/07/2017 21:31

Josephine Mary
Una Mary
Tessa Mary

pieceofpurplesky · 28/07/2017 21:33

Eliza Mary
Elora Mary

However I love Mary as a name on its own.

LadyMaryofDownt0n · 28/07/2017 21:33

I'd personally go with another Irish name..

Siobhan
Aoife

But I also like ppos suggestion of Catherine Mary.

dailyshite · 28/07/2017 21:33

Evelyn Mary

HorridHenrietta23 · 28/07/2017 21:36

Love Elara Mary and Carman Mary.

Otherwise I'd go for a timeless name.
Elizabeth Mary
Charlotte Mary
Rebeckah Mary
Caroline Mary
Francesca Mary
Harriet Mary

5BlueHydrangea · 28/07/2017 21:37

Josephine, Elizabeth, Roisin, Rhiannon, Caroline, Catherine

Threeandabit · 28/07/2017 21:39

Belle Mary
Faye Mary
Jennifer Mary
Judy Mary
Karen Mary

BubbleFrog · 28/07/2017 21:42

Freya Mary
Penelope Mary
Francesca Mary

SleepForTheWeek · 28/07/2017 21:43

I have a Robyn Mary Smile

Pallisers · 28/07/2017 21:44

Isolde or Iseult
Sorcha
Juliet

OublietteBravo · 28/07/2017 21:45

My wonderful grandma was Caroline Mary, so I'd go with that.

OhForCodsHake · 28/07/2017 21:50

Hannah Mary

SarahJonesS · 28/07/2017 22:02

Glenda Mary
Tiegan Mary
Rosanna Mary
Sienna Mary

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 28/07/2017 22:10

I am loving Carmen Mary, beautiful.
Second Josephine Mary, also lovely.
How about Harriet Mary.

Potcallingkettle · 28/07/2017 22:21

Roisin Mary
Aisling Mary
Niamh Mary

Eleanor Mary
Georgina Mary
Abigail Mary

ginteresting · 28/07/2017 22:22

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GreenTulips · 28/07/2017 22:25

Why not Mary-Anna?

obviouslymarvellous · 28/07/2017 22:33

I have an Isobelle Mary she was going to be Orla Mary or Aoife Mary