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

[Liadain]

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.

I thought Saoirse Mary before I even opened your post. Didn't even know Irish names were on the cards!

Mary is out as a first name I think, as it's my late mum's name and after talking it over with dh (and some lovely mners), it's too close to the bone I think.

Thanks guys, haven't had a proper read through them all as of yet! Caroline and Catherine definitely caught my eye though.

And decaff - great minds think alike! I did mean to post the names in the first post, just had them copied and forgot to add them in.

TBH most names work well, so I would focus on finding something that goes nicely with your surname and then test it against Mary to see if it works as well IYSWIM

Eliza Mary
Bridget Mary
Margaret Mary
Sophia Mary
Sarah Mary
Vivienne Mary
Claudia Mary
Charlotte Mary
Isobelle Mary
Elena Mary
Catherine Mary
Alanna Mary

I love Catherine Mary, probably biased as my lovely sister is a Catherine but known as Kate.

completely off topic OP but ...

I would spell Liadain as Liadan (and pronounce it like that too - like dan not dain although being irish the a sound would be between an a and an o maybe and the d wouldn't be super hard).

I think it would be a fab first name with Mary as a second name but only if spelled Liadan :)

They are both lovely OP.

Florence Mary.

Liadain is an accepted spelling variation, as far as I can tell, so I'm quite happy with it as is.

Thanks all for suggestions!

Olwyn
Arwyn
Alannah
Ciara
Bronagh
Caitlin
Brigid

Caitlin Mary

Juliet Mary was the first name to come to mind

Seaorlagh Mary
Dearbhla Mary
Blaithin Mary
Blathnaid Mary

Hope these are spelt right, happy to be corrected!!!

Really liking the previous suggestions of Josephine Mary. Sounds lovely!

Aisling Mary
Ailis Mary
Catriona Mary
Sorcha Mary

Margot Mary
Saoirse Mary
Rose Mary
Hanny Mary
Margaret (Maggie) Mary

Fiona Mary
Alison Mary
Madeleine Mary
Daniella Mary
Maddison Mary
Eleanor Mary
Angelica Mary
Matilda Mary
Fenella Mary
Fionnuala Mary

Hannah Mary
Florence Mary
Jessica Mary
Lilia Mary
Theresa Mary
Debra Mary

Jennifer Mary
Abigail Mary
Heather Mary

Kristin Mary

Ada Mary
Beatrice Mary
Cecilia Mary

If I'd had a dd she would have been Florence Mary. So I agree with pp who've suggested that. I also like Hazel Mary.

My SIL is Catherine Mary which I think flows really nicely.

I have a Catríona Mary