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I like them both. I would prefer Mary if it had, say, about the same usage profile as Jane or Ruth. In fact I think it might even be my favorite name. But Mary was THE generic name forever and ever, and that makes it feel different than it would, if it were just another simple name that had become temporarily less fashionable.

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As it is, I am preferring Maria as a baby name - really only because it's a more fashionable style, and seems more prettier, more youthful, and more full of potential than Mary does.

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I like Maia. Maya reminds me of the concept (illusion of the world) and of Mayan culture, and Maia seems more like a personal name to me. I also like Maja (same prn), but that's probably because the only person I've ever known with this name, spelled it that way.

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- mirfak

This message was edited 12/21/2019, 10:21 PM