Maria

[Pandypuff]

Beautiful and timeless or a bit boring?

Boring

Beautiful

50/50 so far

Timeless and classic. Muuuch better than the ubiquitous Alice.

I think it's a pretty name - due a comeback.

Lovely name, beautiful. I’ve never met a baby Maria and I think it’s so refreshing.

Love it but then I’m biased as it’s the second part of my hyphenated name!

Maria is a great name. It's genuinely classic and "could" belong to a person of any age, but has never been used all that much in the UK. I think it would be a nice change to meet a little Maria.

One of my favourites - I think it's lovely. I've known some excellent Marias.

Beautiful. It is a family name for me (Italian) and I would have used it for a second DD although DH was not keen.

Really lovely!

It’s lovely.

I picture it on a raven-haired beauty. Can’t imagine a blond Maria.

Just like I struggle to imagine a dark/haired Jane.

Thank you everyone!

Do you prefer Maria or Marianna?

And what middle name do you like?

When I was a small I remember going on holiday and making friends with a lovely Norweigan girl called Maria. She was always smiling, had the blondest of blonde hair and was sooo nice! So Maria reminds me of her and I think its beautiful and would be very refreshing on a little one.

It is my number 1 female name. I absolutely love it. It's beautiful, timeless and strong. I love the fact that it's not fashionable. If I had a daughter tomorrow she'd be Maria!

Very religious!

Timeless classic

I like it. Must be one of the world's most common girls' names I should think.

You could do as the English did in the 18th/19th century and pronounce it Mariah. But I think that sounds so stuffy.

Beautiful

Lovely, I think Marianna is prettier and more unusual but might cause pronunciation issues. Marry-ar-nah or Marry-a-na, I prefer the former pronunciation.

Beautiful, name, more classic than Mia imo. I know one whos 6 and another who must be about 8 now. I also went to school with one who would be mid 30s now, I feel like it's fairly timeless

I far prefer Maria to Marianna. Maria is more simple and elegant. I think any middle name could really be nice with Maria. It would go with lots of different names. Perhaps a family name or a name you like but wouldn’t necessarily use as a first name.

I think it's lovely. Elegant, timeless, multicultural, never overused in the UK.

Love Maria! Prefer it to Marianna.

Maria.......all the beautiful sounds of the world in a single word.

Can't get better than that OP.
It is a beautiful timeless classic name that suits any age group.