[Facts] Re: What name is pronounced "Mah-ree"?
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Thanks guys, I'll stick with Mairi then! I've read here and there of other pronunciations, like "Myree" and even "Varry", but it sounds like 'Mahree' is the usual pronunciation. I didn't realise Marie was once "Mahree" in England - I wonder whether illustrious Maries like Marie Lloyd and Marie Stopes were 'Mahree's? I've never heard it like that, but I suppose I don't know any elderly Maries!
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my names mahree and it’s pronounced ‘mah-ree’ with an almost silent h