Message: "Moriah" - Behind the Name

[Opinions] Moriah

by Ailis

5/6/2009, 2:25 PM

What do you think of the name Moriah? It's one of the few modern English names I actually like. It sounds pretty and classy to me, and it's a Bibical name. I've never actually met or heard of anyone called Moriah, so it must be uncommon, too.

But one of the comments says it looks like a trashy spelling of Mariah. Moriah has never struck me as being a tacky name, and it's not even related to the name Mariah. Is Moriah considered a trashy name? WDYT?

Thanks

#Moriah

Replies

- PrincessLex (carly_ann)

5/6/2009, 8:46 PM

i really like it, i would concider using Moriah as my daughters name.

- Sabrina Fair (tigerlilly)

5/6/2009, 5:27 PM

I love it for a boy or girl prefer boy.

- DakotaGrace (AnnaMichelle)

5/6/2009, 5:25 PM

prefer Mariah :)

- Avis

5/6/2009, 4:41 PM

Well, I think if you're using it in an English-speaking country, many people would assume it was a kre8iv spelling of Mariah. That was my first thought when I saw it. Then again, I can just as easily see it as the Biblical name that it is now. It's not terrible, but I'm not crazy about it either.

- KrisMichelle

5/6/2009, 4:30 PM

I don't think it's tacky at all! I actually prefer it over Mariah.

- Andromache (Hannah Ruth)

5/6/2009, 2:55 PM

It's nice. I prefer the look of Mariah - I don't find it trashy, personally, I've never met a Mariah and it is a classic name.

- mafiosa

5/6/2009, 2:44 PM

Sadly, I agree with the poster that said it seems trashy. I don't know why, but I don't find Mariah trashy (albeit not attractive either), but once it's spelt Moriah, it becomes trashy to me. Same with Brianna here. Brianna = trendy, Brionna = trashy.

- Llewella (penguiny7)

5/6/2009, 2:42 PM

It sounds so close to Mariah in my accent that I can barely tell the difference. And to be honest, Mariah seems kind of trashy to me. Therefore, Moriah does too. I don't like either name, sorry.

View Message

Replies