Marie

I rarely see this used as a first name, and I think it should be! It’s very elegant and feminine. It also has a vintage vibe to it.

Meh. This’ll easily be confused with the dull name Mary. This name is also dull by the way.

This is my middle name - named after my great-grandmother. I think it's pretty but I don't like how it's so common as a middle name. I love Marie as a first name.

I think Marie is a gorgeous name. It is my Nana's middle name. It's very classy and elegant, it works great as both a first and a middle name, and it ages flawlessly. It's also a good balance between vintage and modern. It has truly withstood the test of time. Overall, I think Marie is a wonderful name.

Nice to see this name featured as Name of the Day. I’d gladly use this for a daughter. Makes for a very attractive choice that is also quite refreshing - you don’t see it a lot these days, certainly not as a first name, so it’s always lovely to meet younger bearers in particular.

This is a beautiful alternative to Mary, which is also beautiful of course. But I don’t understand how this could be a boy name….

This was the Grandmother’s middle name until she changed it to her maiden name. I honestly like it. Marie is a very pretty name with some pizzazz. I feel kind of bad for calling it a “basic white girl middle name” around a year ago, sorry if you were offended by that. But I do still think this should be used as a first name often. Marie Curie is a good association.

Very common middle name!

Marie is such a pretty name! I love the name Marie.

I love this more than Maria or Mary!

I like even Mary. It's so sweet, kind and lovely. I both like first and middle name. I love it. ❤❤.

Some middle names:
Marie Zoey
Marie Aaliyah
Marie Quinn
Marie Magnolia
Marie Sapphire
Marie Elora
Marie Willow
Marie Maddie
Marie Marissa
Just some ideas.

I love this name! Better than Mary!

My name is Marie Grace and I love it. I used to not like it as much, but then I met a toddler named Edna. Now I realize, I'm Lucky.

I have always loved this name. It's just way too overused. However, in the country where I live, Maria is more common than Marie. Therefore, I will use this name as one of middle names for my future daughter.

One of my absolute favorite names. My favorite combo is Marie Vivian.

One of my absolute favorite names. My favorite combo is Marie Vivian.

Beautiful and elegant.

Beautiful and elegant.

My name is Marie and it suits me PERFECTLY, I like it for a middle name, pretty common because I ask "what's your middle name?" to my friend and she says Marie of course, but it is so unique for a first name and I love it. So if that is your name be proud of it!

In 2021, I'm probably a very huge minority here.

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I like Marie as a middle name.

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Marie as a first name is also as equally beautiful, I just really love it as a middle name. It works with so many first names! If I were to use Marie as a first name, a combo I'd use is: Marie Vivian.

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Though, I really prefer the name Maria. It's the second most popular name in the world for a reason!

Wonderful name ♡.

Just as beautiful and elegant as Maria. Love them both.

This name has a lot of comments! Marie is my first name, and I have always loved it. I am named after my grandmother. Growing up, a lot of people I met had this name as their middle name, but I never met anyone else called Marie in school. So the upside was, I had an uncommon first name that everyone knew how to spell! Made my life easier.

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Then, when I was in my 20s I found out that one possible (unlikely, I know) meaning for Marie is "sea of bitterness," and I fell in love with the name all over again lol. Not just bitter, a whole g-d sea of bitterness! I'm dead lol.

Nice, but I prefer Maria, and it's extremely overused.

Beautiful name! I like it better than Maria.

Maybe it’s because I have an unusual first name, but I love having Marie as a middle name. “Oh, your middle name is Marie? Me too!”

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It’s a pretty sounding name whether it’s a first or middle, and can be great for a full name with a nice flow.

There's something missing with this name. It's not sufficient as a stand alone name.

Such a common middle name, why not use it as a first name? Pretty.

So elegant, pretty and beautiful. I’d definitely use this one day.

Very, very common name but I do think it's very beautiful and sounds mysterious to me for some reason. This name is actually my middle name and I always liked it. I actually read somewhere that it means "Star of the sea", which sounds really pretty and lovely to me as well :)

I really like this name! So simple, but so elegant. Classic beauty! At least, this name has history, something strong in it. Marie is a great and just beautiful name, as a first name it looks better than a middle name!

I absolutely adore this name! MY OH MY what a gorgeous name to name your daughter! And you could name her after our Blessed Virgin Mary and your daughter will be so blessed with a wonderful name!

I despise Marie's use as a middle name. It's become a generic filler. As a middle name, it feels basically meaningless. This is my middle name.

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As a first name, I think it's nice enough, and much better than the dated-sounding Mary.

Kinda plain. I like Ave Maria though.

I love this as a middle name.

Actually, I now prefer this to Mary as a first name and I think it sounds refreshing like that. I still think it is rather dull as a middle name, though. Marie Olive is nice for a combo.

Like the other comments have stated, I like this better as a middle name.

Why don't people just use Marie as a first name? It's so nice. As a middle name it just looks like some basic white girl middle name.

I like the name Marie as my first name, not my middle name. I hate my legal first name, so I use Marie. I can't wait to change Marie to my first name. Not a lot of girls have it as their first, so really, it's not that common. I like it, it's cute.

Every other white girl's middle name. Jessica Marie, Ashleigh Marie, Lauren Marie, and the list goes on... I don’t have a problem with Marie as a first name though.

I like it as both a first and middle name now. Marie is a beautiful classic, and it's not as popular as a first name as it is a middle. That makes it very unique! Marie is simply my favorite name at the moment. It ages well, sounds pretty, and it could fit many personalities which I love. Marie is more than just a middle name in my opinion. Can you imagine a baby Marie? How adorable is that? I can also imagine a sweet grandmother named Marie too.
Marie is one of those names I've always loved. Marie is now at my number one spot.

Better as a first name.

Really nice!

I prefer Maria to Marie as a first name, but Marie makes a very sweet middle name. Marie is a very pretty middle name and I'd use it.

Should be used as a first name more often. I love, love, LOVE this name and it deserves to be used as a first name more often, since almost every female I know has this as a middle name. I know two Emma Maries, come on, you gotta be more creative than that.

Simple, cute, and sweet.

Very bland and basic as a middle name. It's okay as a first name, but I prefer Mary.

Marie is my first name and it is a cute, sweet, beautiful sounding name. It really needs nothing else. I love it!

You'll notice lots of Caucasian parents wedging Marie in between their daughters' names.

This is my favorite spelling. Simple but elegant.

I love this as both a first and middle name! Despite the fact that I may not want to use it as a first, I absolutely adore it as a middle name. Especially with an 'R' letter first name.

My name is Marie, and I hate it. It is just awful. It is my least favourite name. I hate this name so much that I use Marianne instead. I just don't like it at all. Muh-ree. It sounds incomplete. Maria is much better, and so are Mary and Marianne.

Ummm, my name is Marie and I love it! It is a cute name by itself and doesn't need any hyphens or extra stuff. If you want to name your kids Rosemarie or Anamarie I feel bad for them.

I think Marie isn't just good by itself, maybe like Rosemarie or Anamarie, or hyphenated like Ada-Marie or
Claire-Marie.

Marie is my middle name and I like it even though it means "full of sorrow". Marie is present in many, many languages in some form. Marie for me is Norwegian - I'm named after my grandmother who is native Norwegian. Relatives from there, Switzerland, and Germany all have someone named Marie. As it is quite well known, and mentioned below quite a bit, it is also French and Spanish. And we see it in Italian, Greek, and Eastern European countries, Russia (and I assume the -stan's), others.

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What drives me wild is that even after someone sees my name clearly written or printed (as I email) they *still* call me Mary. Mary is a nice name too, and I have many relatives and acquaintances with that name, but it is a different name from Marie. (I'm not talking etymology here, just the name-as-written).

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Naming a French boy something like Jean-Marie is normal and has been for a very long time. Naming an American boy Marie would be very strange - like Johnny Cash's song "A boy named Sue". Think of a better one. We need more Bob's and Mike's and Bill's.

This is a very sweet name. I especially like it in pairings, such as Annemarie or Rosemarie. To me it’s the classic French feminine name, with Pierre being its masculine counterpart.

Marie is pretty and all, but it’s so... so common, typically as a middle name. Nearly every single girl must have Marie as their middle name. Not that I do, I don’t. Marie is still classy and elegant and it is okay as a middle name. It is a Christian name after all. And it’s also feminine. Marie isn’t a boy’s name to me.

Great for a middle name. Not so crazy about it as a first name though.

I was named this after my grandmother (Italian). People do call me Maria, but it is easily correctable. I like my name, and I do recommend it as a first name. It's definitely used too often as a middle name though.
By the way, Elizabeth is my middle name and a pretty good middle name to go with Marie.

There is no point to everyone having the middle name Marie. A middle name is supposed to differentiate you from everyone else that has your first and last name combination (Emma Marie Smith is a different "Emma Smith" than Emma Caroline Smith, which comes in handy when both girls were born January 2, 2001 and attend the same school.) So have fun playing around with some first\middle name combinations until you find a good one and don't create a situation where your daughter needs a barcode tattoo to identify herself!

I love the association with Marie Curie and would use it to honor her as a middle name. May is a nice nickname for Marie as well.

I am not a big fan of Marie. It doesn't have any personality and it's pretty plain on its own, in my opinion. I do understand though why people choose it so often as a middle name for their children and I guess it's obvious because Marie is one of these names that go well with almost any first name. And as a part of a combo, it's not that bad. It can emphasize the personality of another name in the combo. But because Marie is so popular as a middle name it doesn't make a big impression on me as such. If I had to choose Marie as one of my child's names, I think I would give her it as a first name, she'd have two middle names then and the first of them would be a part of double name with Marie. Or Marie would be the first part of a hyphenated name and then she'll have one middle name. For me that makes more sense and is more distinctive, but still I would never decide to give my kid the name Marie. It's not that I really dislike it, I just find it boring.

Many people have questioned why Marie is such a common middle name in the US. In my opinion, it's not the work of lazy or unimaginative parents, but rather that Marie is one of the few two syllable names with the accent on the last syllable. This makes it pleasing to the ear when paired with first and last names with different emphasis.

I agree with the person above me. It's the same with Rose and Grace.

OK, I take that back. Using it as a middle name for something extremely uncommon, so she can still feel normal is great. As for being paired with something popular, use something more unique than this. She could still feel unique. So, nice first name, boring middle name.

My middle name. It's the most boring middle name ever. Every girl seems to have this as a middle name.

My name is Marie Lynne. Growing up I had never met another and it was not a common name at all, not even as a middle name. I did not like it at all. What was popular was Kathy and Debbie etc. I wanted to change my name to one of those- WHAT WAS I THINKING?! I love it now. To this day forty years later I still have only met 1 other person with it as a first name. I do agree it should be used as a first name more. I sat at a graduation and my son said to me "Well Mom, are you sick of hearing your name?" Every other girl graduating had it as a middle name.

I love Marie. In my family we have 2 Marie's, a Mary, a Mara, a Marlene, and a Marianne. If I have a daughter she'll have a version of this name. As a first or middle or maybe just Marie. I'm so happy I have an excuse to use this.

It's funny - I've known many a girl with Marie as a middle name, but only one lady about mid forties or so with Marie as a first. It's actually quite pretty used in the first spot or middle spot. Why it's being considered a filled middle name is because it has been used a lot, and with good reason considering it goes with almost every name.
Emma Marie, Sophia Marie, Olivia Marie, etc.
My sister's middle name is Mary, which doesn't sound as nice as Marie with an accent on the last syllable. Delightfully French!

Wow, why do so many people think this is just an easy middle name to choose for lazy parents! Not so for me. I think it's beautiful! It's probably common because it goes with so many names. It's one of the few names that goes well with the first name that I like, AND that my husband likes, and it just wouldn't work so well in reverse.

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I don't like the meaning of it, but the Biblical "Mary" characters behind it are just beautiful! I like it more than the English Mary, although Mary is beautiful, too. So is Maria. They just don't go as well with the name we like.

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There's a reason it's seemingly overused, like the names Lily and Sophia. It's beautiful!

It's such a shame because this really is a beautiful name, but it is so overused! I have so many friends and colleagues with Marie as a middle name. I think it is very nice as a first name and unexpected. However, only use it as a middle name if it has personal significance to you. Don't just use it as a "filler".

One of the many fillers that all girls seem to get. It comes after so many names, Emma Marie, Katie Marie, Alice Marie, the list would go on forever.

An absolutely BEAUTIFUL sweet name! :3.

I love the name Marie. It so happens to be my middle name. When you Google search the meaning you find lots of things. I have often found that it means bitterness and rudeness and other things of that nature.

I really like the name Marie! Much more than Maria. It just sounds very down-to-earth. It is my best friend's middle name. Also to share the name with Marie Antoinette and Marie Curie is awesome! I think the name just rolls off your tongue, very easy. I think it should be ranked higher honestly.

Marie is such a pretty first name to have, it is simple and beautiful, I just love the name so much :)

I recently heard a British man pronounce this as "mAH-ree", like how a British person might say marry. I really hope this pronunciation isn't very common, it completely takes away the beauty and elegance of "ma-REE"

Love this name so much! (As a first name) it's so pretty and it was very popular for a long time, unfortunately now it seems like its only a middle name. I would definitely name one of my kids this, Mimi is a cute nickname too :) I like Marie Louise or Marie Rose.

If you want to make an impression, do the unexpected and name your daughter Marie as a first name, not a middle name. Marie is a refreshingly classic name that your daughter will thank you for in the future. It is too common as a middle name but now unusual as a first name. A friend of mine named her eldest daughter Marie, and every time I hear or say it, it grows on me more and more. It is a beautiful name.

I don't like the name. It is entirely overused because everyone says 'It's a family name'. How about a little originality? Something with a similar meaning? Or something with Marie in it- Maribel?

I don't like the name Marie... at all. I'm not joking, every single Marie I've ever known is completely crazy, ditzy and "easy". I just can't like this name. I understand it means "Bitter and Rebelious". That's fitting.

I like it as a first name, but not as a middle name.

In English, Marie seems to be more common as a middle name than a first name, as it has a good rhythm. But it's kind of boring how people just use it as a filler, or a second-hand name that runs in the family.

YUCK! Marie is extremely overused. Literally, I know dozens of girls whose middle name is Marie. Give it a rest, say for about 100 years!

I like this name, it's sweet and soft and lovely :) timeless and classic this could be a first name and a middle name.

Uh yeah I don't understand why this is such a popular name for girls. It sounds like Maury. Plus, I didn't know it meant Bitterness. Why anyone would name their child this is beyond me. Awful.

Marie sounds nice and I was planning on using it as a middle name for my daughter. I'm so glad I looked up the meaning first! It means "Bitterness" "Sea of Bitterness" and "Rebellious". For me that's a deal breaker of massive proportions. So I warn all who plan on using this name: ABSOLUTELY HORRID MEANING!

Oh, this is so pretty! I love it so much!

Every third girl's middle name is Marie, but you don't see it very often as a first name. Could be a potential daughter's name for me. Very pretty and easy to grow up with.

Beyond overused as a middle name, but it's always refreshing to hear as a first name. Marie Teresa is pretty combination.

I love this name! It's so classic!

I absolutely love the name Marie--AS A FIRST NAME. I know tons, *tons*, of girls with the middle name Marie. It's overdone.

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However, as a first name Marie is divine. I'm sorry to all the Maries who were called Maria by illiterate people growing up (there is clearly a difference between an 'a' and an 'e'). Marie, as a first name, is a hallmark of elegance, and you can combine it with just about any middle name to make a really great combo.

Really nice and underused as a first name, but overused as a middle name. Hmmm...

I think Marie is a gorgeous name. It's simple, and easy to say; I think it's rather universal. I think it's a lot prettier than the way overused Maria. I just wish that people would start to use it as a first name! That frustrates me to no end.

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I love Marie Antoinette. If anything, I think she was misunderstood, ruling at such a young age, still in her childhood and trying to know what is right and wrong and what to do.

I don't like this name at all. It's far too simple and common for my tastes. As said before, it is incredibly overused as a middle name and parents should think of something more original. It goes well with most names which is probably the reason why it is so popular.

Though I get why many people think this name is "WAY" overused as a middle name, I can also understand why it is used to often. Really, it goes with pretty much any feminine name you can think of. Sure, there might be better choices of middle names out there, but sometimes people just want to go with what works. I should know, as it is (also) my middle name.

Very common, like Mary, Maria and so on, yet really nice. Oddly enough I can't stand Maria, but I like this.

Way-Way-way-way WAYYYY too common as a middle name. I mean people think it sounds good with everything, it doesn't. If one day people in your daughter's class are talking about middle names and someone asks
"Hey what's your middle name?"
"Marie."
then 20 girls reply "me too!"

Marie sounds nice, but only as a first name. I am sick and tired of seeing it as a middle name. It's become a thoughtless filler. I hope that one day Marie will be reclaimed as a first name.

Marie as a first name is such a breath of fresh air when you consider that so many girls have been given Marie as a thoughtless throwaway middle name. I did some observations at a daycare a few years ago, and I thought it was really charming that one of the little girls was named Marie.

While Marie isn't my favorite name in the world I do like it. It is an uncommon first name where I'm from, I've only ever met one Marie. It is however a very popular middle name. Unlike some other people who seem to think giving a child the middle name Marie is a sign of lazy parenting I disagree. I think most parents put a lot of consideration into what they name their kids and it's not necessarily their fault that a name is overused.

This is -way- too common of a middle name. It's so common of a middle name that when one of my teachers gets mad at a girl she calls she girl "So-and-so Marie!" and half the girls ask how she knew their middle name. You might as well not give your kid a middle name if you're going to name her Marie.

Sure, it's overused as a middle name, but that's because it sounds nice with just about anything. It's really a nice name, first and middle.

I love the name Marie. My middle name is Marie and I love the name so much that I sometimes go by "Anna Marie" instead of just "Anna". I think that sounds more elegant than just plain Anna, and I have always wanted an elegant name.

It's a pretty name, and better than Mary and Maria, but overused just like them, and especially as a middle name, it's a very predictable, dull choice that signals that the parents didn't have much imagination.

My name is Marie. I hate that people try to change it, to Maria or Mary sometimes even Murray? This name was my Great-grandmother's, my aunt, me and I'll probably keep it going. It is a very noble name and I love it. Just wish it wasn't so difficult for people.

I think I would like Marie pronounced "MAH-ree" instead of "mur-EE."

Like many others, this is my middle name. I like it, even though it is overused, it sounds very nice with my first name and it is a family tradition. I am at least (we're not sure how far back it goes) the seventh generation to have this middle name and I like that.

"MARIE" is a good middle name. Use "MARIE" for a middle name because it will be easy for those who have short names to have longer and add an elegant effect on their names.

My name is Jena Marie (JEH-nah muh-REE). I like it as a middle name just fine, so long as you put it with the right name. It has a nice, soft, rolling sound with the right name. I don't care for it much as a first name, but it works for some people. 'Marie' sounds nice in French names, too.

Honestly? I am a little tired of the name Marie. It is more rare to meet someone whose first name is Marie/Maria. Marie has been passed down my family.

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Well, I am very proud to say that I am planning to break the tradition because I am not a fan of Marie as the middle name period.

My middle name, quite overused as one, because it's cute and does the job.

I love the name Marie. This is probably influenced by the fact that one of the nicest people I know is called Marie, but I think it's a beautiful name, although way too overused as a middle name. I'm going to use it as a first name if I ever have a daughter. I'm from Wales and a lot of people here pronounce it as you would pronounce the name Mari, with no long "e" at the end, and it really gets on my nerves.

I think this name is quite pretty as a first name but gets excessive use as a middle name. It's more unique than Mary or Maria.

Do not name ANYONE this! It means sea of bitterness. It doesn't matter if it's a first, or middle name.

It doesn't certainly mean sea of bitterness---the origin is much disputed. And at this point, it hardly has anything to do with its actual meaning anymore.

I like this name, because it's pretty. But the ending is a bit abrupt so I call my friend Marie "Mariezies". I like it as a middle name because it sounds good with a lot of names that I like.

This is quite a pretty name. I prefer it as a first name.

Marie is my first name. I was named after my great aunt and my great great grandma. I quite like my name also. I highly prefer it as a first name to a middle name.

Like others have said, this is way too overused as a middle name. It would be a nice change if a girl had the first name Marie.

A middle name goldmine for lazy parents. It is a far too commonly used as a middle name.

I prefer Mary.

My middle name is Marie and I love it. I know how common it is, but it was passed down from my grandmother who also had the middle name of Marie. It's such a lovely name that can go with almost any name so it's no wonder that it is used so much. I don't often see Marie as a first name but it's so pretty that it should be used as that more often! I love it and will most definitely pass it down to my daughter in the future.

I'm eventually going to legally change my first name to Marie, which is currently my middle name, as I've never liked my original first name; my middle name's going to become Alicia. Marie is far too overused as a middle name and I think it loses meaning as such. It's a perfectly nice, normal name like Sarah or Hannah, and no one uses it as a first name. I'd rather see more plain names being used than some of these ridiculous phonetic atrocities being dreamed up.

My first daughter's middle name is Marie. I think it is a great name. It is used a lot but that doesn't matter to me. I gave my daughter my mother's and my middle name. It was passed down.

My name is Marie. I was born in 1982, when I was growing up I did used to get the odd 'Maria' but it never bothered me - I have always loved my name - and never knew another Marie which was wonderful. Now I have met a few other Marie's and they too love their name. I think it is a lovely, classic name and I'm proud of it.

What is it with everyone having the middle name Marie? I've counted before and I know at least 50 people with the middle name Marie. And if they don't have the middle name Marie they either have the middle names Elizabeth, Anne, or Lee! People PLEASE find a different name! I have nothing wrong with giving the names Marie, Elizabeth, Anne, or Lee to your children as a first name but stop using them as middle names. You're on this site, look another middle name up! (If anyone thinks im being harsh sorry. I just have a very strong opinion about this.)

I love this name, but I prefer it as a middle name. I can think of only one acquaintance of mine that has the middle name Marie, and that is my mother. I also don't know very many people with Marie as a first name.

My middle name is Marie and I love it. It doesn't seem to be horribly overused where we come from, just somewhat common. And my parents are French so I have an excuse. I like to think it refers to Mary the Magdalene.

My English name (I live in South Korea) is Marie. It's often confused with Mary, but I like it because it's not used very often. It goes well with my real name, which is Jeeun.

This is an awesome middle name.

My first name is Marie. I was born in 1984. I have had the Maria problem, but in my experience it is easily correctable. I love it. I would absolutely encourage anyone to name their daughter this. Just don't use it as a middle name.

This was my grandmother's name and after her death it has become a family name. I have 2 cousins with this name and a lot more with it used as a middle name. I do plan to use this name on at least one of my daughters as a middle name no matter how overused it is, as it will always be a family name.

My first name is Marie. I was born in 1963, on October 16th. Coincidentally, the same day Marie Antoinette was beheaded, which I only recently learned. Most of my life I have been called MariA. For some reason the majority of people I've come in contact with could not, or would not, use MariE. There are also the few who insisted on calling me MarY. As a child it was a source of deep humiliation, as an adult irritation. To this day, I wish my parents had gone with a different name.
Please, if you insist on giving this name to your daughter, make sure she has a way to respond to the boneheads she will encounter throughout her life, especially since even now it is considered "an old lady name".

I understand your frustration. I am most often called MariA though. It's SO annoying! I hate correcting people all the time! Why can't they just learn that it is MariE? It's a lovely name with history behind it and means "living fragrance". MariE Antoinette ruined the name though! Darn her!

Even though Marie is overused as a middle name, it makes a nice choice for a first name. Marie is on my favorites list for a girl (as a first name only).