What is the general impression of the name Mary?

Question:From the Reformation through the Industrial Revolution, Mary, and its variants, was the most popular European girl's name. Even today it ranks 49th on Social Security's Administrative Records.

If their family histories extend back far enough, most families have several Marys in their family trees, although it isn't much used today except as a middle name, for example, Lisa Marie Presley. During the 1950s and earlier, Mary was often paired with another name, for instance, Mary Ann, Mary Jane, Mary Alice, Mary Katherine, and Mary Ruth.

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: From the Reformation through the Industrial Revolution, Mary, and its variants, was the most popular European girl's name. Even today it ranks 49th on Social Security's Administrative Records.

If their family histories extend back far enough, most families have several Marys in their family trees, although it isn't much used today except as a middle name, for example, Lisa Marie Presley. During the 1950s and earlier, Mary was often paired with another name, for instance, Mary Ann, Mary Jane, Mary Alice, Mary Katherine, and Mary Ruth.

Not the most exciting name I've ever heard.
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MARY

Gender: Feminine

Usage: English, Biblical

Usual English form of Maria, which was the Latin form of the New Testament Greek names Μαριαμ (Mariam) or Μαρια (Maria) (the spellings are interchangeable), which were from the Hebrew name ??????? (Miryam). The meaning is not known for certain, but there are several theories including "sea of bitterness", "rebelliousness", and "wished for child". However it was most likely originally an Egyptian name, perhaps derived in part from mry "beloved" or mr "love".

This is the name of several New Testament characters, most importantly Mary the virgin mother of Jesus, and Mary Magdalene. Two queens of England have had this name, as well as a Queen of Scotland, Mary Queen of Scots.

"That must be a girl."

s h i t !!!!

Comes with heavy baggage in the Christian tradition

I don't really understand your question, but if you asking for opinions on the name, its okay not heard of much now days, I do have an aunt with the name, but that's all. I found the origins of the name for you on www.ancestry.com
Name History and Origin for Mary
English: originally a Middle English Anglicized form of French Marie, from Latin Maria. This is a New Testament form of Miriam, which St Jerome derives from elements meaning “drop of the sea” (Latin stilla maris, later altered to stella maris “star of the sea”). Mary is the most popular and enduring of all female Christian names, being the name of the Virgin Mary, mother of Jesus Christ, who has been the subject of a cult from earliest times. Consequently, the name was extremely common among early Christians, several saints among them, and by the Middle Ages was well established in every country in Europe at every level of society. It has been enduringly popular ever since, its popularity having been almost completely undisturbed by the vagaries of fashion that affect other names. In Spain and Portugal, the cult of the Virgin is so widespread and important that vocabulary words and placenames associated with aspects of her cult have been pressed into service as female given names, even when the gender of the vocabulary word is actually masculine: see, e.g., Dolores, Mercedes, Pilar, and Rosario. The Gaels, reluctant as always to put their saints' names to profane use, keep Muire (Irish) and Moire (Scottish) for the Virgin herself, and use late derivations of Maria (cited below) for secular naming purposes.

In the New Testament, Mary is also the name of several other women: Mary Magdalene (see Madeleine); Mary the sister of Martha, who sat at Jesus's feet while Martha served (Luke 10: 38–42; John 11: 1–46; 12: 1–9) and who came to be taken in Christian tradition as symbolizing the value of a contemplative life; the mother of St Mark (Colossians 4: 10); and a Roman matron mentioned by St Paul (Romans 16: 6). Cognates: In most European languages, including English: Maria. Irish Gaelic: Máire (see also Moira, Maura); Máiria (a learned form). Scottish Gaelic: Màiri, Màili. Welsh: Mair, Mari. French: Marie. Basque: Miren. Russian: Marya.

Pet forms: English: May, Molly. Irish Gaelic: Máirín. Scottish Gaelic: Màireag. Italian: Marietta, Mariella. Spanish: Mari(qui)ta, Maruja, S. German and Swiss: Mitzi. Dutch: Marieke, Micke, Miep. Frisian: Maike. Danish: Mia. Swedish: Maj, Maja, Mia. Russian: Masha, Manya. Polish: Marika (also found in other Slavonic languages); Marusia;Marzena;Mania.

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Hate it considering my husband has 2 ex wives named Mary. Good thing my name isn't Mary or I would have to say it would never last because history shows he has bad luck with "Mary's".

Comes from the bible. The virgin Mary.

I think of a sweet old fashioned girl.