Maria

[OhBabyNoName]

What do we think? I think it's classic and beautiful, my friend thinks it's boring and 'old', DP likes it. We would use it regardless of what my friend thinks but wondered what the general consensus was!

My English grammar is good as I studied it hard but I have a very strong accent so when I say it the r is VERY rolled. DH is from the Black Country so not quite so elegant.

Thank you ohbaby, I've always been told it's a beautiful name but I think it just doesn't suit me. I'm in the minority clearly!

Lovely an timeless. Also like Mariana (Mar-ee-anna). Michael is a nice classic boy's name.

Don't like Maria-agree with yr friend sounds old and boring. Don't like Mia always gets pronounced mya and sounds a nothing naff name. Sorry but u did ask.

something hey I appreciate your honesty

something I know a Maya who always has her name pronounced accidentally as Mia! You can't win

shmoo Mariana makes me think of the Mariana Trench and then that makes me think of the dark web. I'm a cyber geek

I like it.

Hi OP. I knew a Maria at school. She was a nice girl. Totally unconnected to that, (although if she hadn't been nice it would have put me off the name), Maria was on my shortlist for girls. I think it is a classic name, timeless, trips off the tongue, individual but not 'out there', and not overused. For me, it has to be pronounced Mar- ee-a, not Mar-i-a. I like the song Maria too! I had Rosa for the same reasons.

black thanks!

Bet it's a boy after all of this and falling in love with the name

You could call him Jose Maria.

In that case, it would have to be Mario, which was also on my list.

mike don't encourage it DH would probably be happy with that!

black cute but DSD is too much in to super Mario for it to not sound silly!

Ah, we didn't have that association! At least it would help DSD accept her new half-sibling

I hate Maria. It's so boring and sounds rubbish in English.

I love Martha and Mhairi, but can't stand Maria.

This is how I say it! But in a woman's voice of course.

Love this name! I really recommend naming your child this. Beautiful and elegant. Timeless

It doesn't sound rubbish. I think Martha is a bit frumpy and I still don't know how to say Mhairi (Vahry/Mahri?). At least Maria is a classic name that's pronounceable in many parts of the world.

I think Martha is much more frumpy than Maria! Blonde is too cool to write a song about a frumpy name

I Love It.

Beautiful name. It would sound lovely with a three syllable + surname

I don't know how I'd forgotten about the Blondie song too. I meant the original Maria song. It's a perfect name for an Anglo-Spanish family.

The Haters Gonna Hate

My dds name - we both love it