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What are the usable variations of Maria?

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Roundtheroundabout · 17/11/2021 10:00

We want to use the a variation of the name Maria, but not Maria / Marie/ Miriam/ Mary. What are the useable variations of this name which are as close to Maria as possible?
I have found:
Marianna
Marissa
Marina
Marialisa
Marialina

I know there are others like
Anna-Maria
Maria-Louisa
However, I’m not keen on a hyphenated name, looking for a name that doesn’t have a hyphen in between.

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thegreylady · 20/11/2021 17:03

Miriam
Mary (best of all)
Mhairi

NotAnotherPushyMum · 20/11/2021 17:07

Marianela, nn Nela, like the dancer.

I know a Marissa. And there’s Mariska, like the actress.

WildImaginings · 20/11/2021 17:21

Mariska. Hungarian name pronounced 'Mah-reesh-kah'.

PointeShoesandTutus · 20/11/2021 17:28

Marianela (as in like the ballerina)

Or just Maria itself is lovely.

Ronacorona · 20/11/2021 17:44

Moira - Gaelic for Mary

MrsTerryPratchett · 20/11/2021 17:51

@WildImaginings

Mariska. Hungarian name pronounced 'Mah-reesh-kah'.
Or Marika.
OddsNSodsBitsNBobs · 20/11/2021 18:09

Marianna

But I prefer Mariana- Marry-ah-nah

VienneseWhirligig · 20/11/2021 18:12

Marilena (Marra-Layna)
Marita

LadyWithLapdog · 20/11/2021 18:20

Mimi

Mari34 · 20/11/2021 18:28

Mari of course!

Aozora13 · 20/11/2021 18:30

I love Marianne. I also like Marysia (pronounced Ma-rish-a) which I think is a Polish diminutive of Maria.

ZittiEBuoni · 20/11/2021 18:31

I'm a fan of the ballerina Marianela Nunez, which has made me love the name.

LadyEloise1 · 20/11/2021 18:47

Mariel or Marielle. - beautiful.
Marieke is nice too as is Maryam

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