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All names start with a meaning, but the meaning becomes less obvious the more the name is used, and sometimes is lost on the way with very old names, as in the case of Mary.

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The use of names, and what's seen as silly or not silly, acceptable or non acceptable, is culture-relative. In Japan most names have clearly recognizeable meanings and some Japanese people are surprized that in the West quite a few people don't really know what their name means.