MARIE  

Gender: F
Origin: French variation of MARY, Hebrew
Meaning: "bitter"

Popularity in 2008: #546

Sounds more dated than either Mary or Maria at this point, though it once rivaled both.

Variations:
Marrie, Mariette, Maree, Marielle, Mariel

Marie is being discussed in our message boards:

• A thought
• big family game!
• Best of British - some Telegraph birth announcements
• Help me find a middle name for Sophie-Claire
• Looking for classic & sweet-sounding girl's name

Read Nameberry blog posts about Marie:

• IRISH NAMES NOW: What's doing in Dublin?
• MIDDLE NAMES: The Strange, The Ordinary, and The Embarrassing
• CONFESSIONS OF A SECRET NAME NERD
• HELLO DOLLY: Names from the Doll World
• THE MARY MONTH OF MAY