The quintessential New Testament name was Number 1 for girls for four hundred years. Though still in the Top 100, it’s used now mostly for religious or family reasons. If it’s style you’re after, its diminutives and derivatives Maire, Mamie, May, Mitzi, Molly, Maura, Marietta, and even Maria are all more fashionable.
By Nameberry.com
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