Mary

[Lakelover]

It's my grandmother's name, dp and I both love it, but is it TOO old fashioned? I'm afraid I cannot STAND some of the celeb tryhard names that you see floating about, so it has to be what I would consider to be a sensible proper name! (let's just hope she's not too contrary!)

it's not old fashioned at all. It's a very normal, nice name (phew)

it's a pretty name.
it's definitely a sensible proper name, and it's unlikely there would be another in her class at school as it's not very popular at the moment.

GORGEOUS
I love it

(it is my dd's middle name, and my Mum's)

I love this name; it was a real contender for us when dd was born in '04!

Oh thank you ladies - we think so too , but I have had a few raised eyebrows from friends. Perhaps they think I should call her Poonani or Phlegm?!! I know it's up to us what we call our own child, but it is nice to check these things in the relative safety of mumsnet!

and also I would ahve used as first name happily but our surname begins with M so might be a bit milly molly mandy!

I am a Mary. She will get a million puns made about her name; not nasty ones just dumb-arse teachers etc saying Mary Mary Quite Contrary, or random people saying "Here comes Mary from the Dairy"

I can't say I love my name. I don't hate it either. It's just a bit...meh.

One good point is that there are very few other Mary's around, so I was never "Mary Initial" at school.

you could always have their suggestions as midlle names

Mary Punani Phlegm does have a ring to it

I love it.

Mary is a great name, it was our girl name for ds2.

Great - what a relief that so many of you like it too. Any ideas for middle names that would go well?

I love Mary

the ultimate for Mary is Catherine

Mom's name, grandmother's name.

Classic

I really like it, too - very strong, and pretty too. Maybe since Mary is quite a short and untwiddly name, something a bit longer would work as a middle name. Elizabeth? Eleanor? Isabella?

not Joanna
or Jane
that's for sure

erm
what is your surname like?

Ours would have been Mary Hannah. What are your contenders?

It's not the worst i've heard!

Mary's a fantastic name

I get called Scary Mary occasionally, but that's my own fault - I usually tell people that one

priceyp, I thought it was Mary Bernadette (also reveals her Catholic background AND her middle name in one!)

lovely - classic rather than old-fashioned

go for it

also you can shorten to Polly if you like