How common are these ‘M’ names?

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I’m drawn to the ‘old lady’ name theme but don’t want a name that’s going to be the latest fad. What do people think of:

Marion
Mary
Margot
Marianne
Marianna
Martha

Thanks!

Love Martha!

I'd say Martha is definitely popular already and Margot is getting more popular.

Marianne/Marianna is quite nice but not keen on the others.

Love Martha too.
Really dislike Margot

Well In the nursery I work in we don't have of those names.

More M names:

Millicent
Magda
Magdalena
Magdalene
Madeleine
Meredith

Thanks, Meredith is a good shout. Never been keen on the ‘Mag’ or ‘Mad’ sound for some reason.

Marianne is lovely - also perhaps Mariella, Marina?

What about Marigold ?

Thanks, I think Marianne/anna is our favourite- do you think Marianna is one syllable too many?!

Marion
Mary
Margot
Marianne
Marianna
Martha

I teach 3 Marys, a Margot, and a few Marthas. High school of over 1,000 pupils. All three are lovely names.

Marion is old fashioned imo. Marianna is lovely.

Marnie
Maeve
Miranda

I don't like Marion, especially as it was originally the male spelling and Marian was the female spelling (John Wayne's real name was Marion). It's my MIL's name and she absolutely hates it.

Millicent (Millie), Matilda (Tilly) Madeleine, Madeline, Marianne, Margot are nice. Like Meredith but not sure if I'd like the inevitable shortening to Merry.

I love Mary & Martha.

Martha is in the top 100 ONS list so it quite popular and rising year on year.

Meredith is a good shout too.

Oh, and I know 6 Marthas so I'd probably steer away from that.

I like Maeve, Maude, Mollie and Mabel in the old fashioned names, what about them?

Marianne is lovely, not as common as it once was I'd guess.

John Wayne's name and the female name Marion (both spelled in the same way) have different origins.

Marion is French (and also Scottish) female name. The 'on' ending is a diminutive. A short, informal, affectionate version of 'Marie' or 'Mary'. The name goes way back, to the Middle Ages.

John Wayne's name 'Marion' was a version of a SURNAME.

There's nothing to support the idea that Marion with an 'o' is masculine and Marian with an 'a' is feminine.

I know one baby Margot and one baby Mary and a 30 something Marianne :) all nice names

Margot is hideous. Martha lovely but popular. Marianne is just beautiful!

Margot is the only one I like out of those. What about Maisie / Marnie / Meghan

I'd say Martha is the most popular by quite a long way.
I like Margot but can see that getting popular too.
I think Mary is under used, I only know one under 45!!

Mariella
Margaret
Margarita
Maureen / Mo
Mavis
Morven
Marcia/ Marsha
Morve
Marina
Marta
Marjorie

Miriam? Marie/a?

I love Mary and Marianne. I was going to call one of my twins Marianne if I’d had two girls

I've recently heard of a Maud and know of several Marthas. Marianna is too many syllables for me, I prefer Marianne.

I really like Meredith.

I live in London and Margot, Martha are super super popular. Marion is also catching on too

Margot was unusual but now it's so common. Everyone is using it since Margot Robbie. 20 girls in our youngest girls year 5 are Margots.

Morag
Miranda
Maggie
Mirabelle