Mary

In Latin American countries, the name Mary is sometimes given to girls and pronounced like "Mah-ree" or "Mari."

In Arabic: مريم (Maryam)is a name was mentioned many times in the Quran wherein there is A surah (chapter) on her name. Maryam is one of the most favourite names among Muslims.

In Northern Ireland a common pronunciation for the name Mary is MEER-ee. Interestingly it sounds very close to Miri, which (according to Smadar Shir Sidi, at least) is a Hebrew nickname for Miriam, the original form of Mary.

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Here Mary is very common among older women, but for younger women and girls alternative forms like Maria (which I adore) are more popular. Though from personal experience (yes, the best evidence is anecdotal) I have found that Mary is still a common middle name among Catholic girls.

The "MAIR-ee" pronunciation is also used in the northeastern U.S.

Scratch my last comment. Actually, "MAIR-ee" is the usual pronunciation in the States. It's just that in a large part of the country "merry" ("MER-ee") would be pronounced the same. (The northeast keeps the distinction.)

In Britain, Mary is pronounced MAIR-ee, not as MER-ee. It would be nice if this pronunication could be added to the entry, as not everyone who uses this site is American!

MAIR-ee = MER-ee.
By this site's pronunciation guide, the word "air" would be pronounced ER.