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My name is Marie. i was curious about my name because so many people have it as a middle name and I have never met anyone else with the same name.

Hi, my name is Anna Marie Fournier. As you can probably tell, my name is of French origin. I've noticed that a lot of times, if Marie is the middle name, the first name will most likely be a variation of Anna. That's just my personal observations though... I believe it does sound pretty and sophisticated though. ;)
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Marie is just one of the most common middle names, I don't think there is any correlation with the name Anna. About half of my friends growing up had the middle name Marie, none of them were named Anna.

Marie and Maire are anagrams of each other; they contain the same letters.

I am Alyssa Marie, I share the same middle name as my grandmother, I kind of hate having a common first and middle name but I grown to really love my name.

Marie is the better Squid Sister, as evidenced by her winning the final splatfest.

Personal experiences with the name Marie

My first name is Marie which is pretty uncommon for people my age (I was born 1985). I love my name, though. It's classic, looks professional on job/school applications, and sounds pretty (I think so anyway!). I like that "marie" is uncommon but not unusual - here in the US, everyone knows how to pronounce my name correctly, but at the same time it's nice being the only "marie." I also have always loved my nickname - my family and close friends call me "Ree;" and when I was little, I was often called "Ree-ree." I was named after my grandmother; I also have an Aunt Marie (we call "Auntie Ree"). The name seems to be very common among Italian American women who were born in the 1920s-1930s (this is my own observation among other Italian families in the Boston area). I recommend the name :)

I am an Australian Marie who has endured much angst because of the dual pronounciation of the name here. My preferred way is like "Muh-ree", with the stress on the second syllable (as I believe is most common in the USA and Britain) but most Australians seem to pronounce it MAH-ree, stressing the first syllable. Maree is the more common spelling for my pronounciation so I have had my name misspelled many, many times. Something to consider if you are planning to be in Australia with a daughter named or (probably more likely) middle-named Marie.

There are about 10 girls in my school alone with the middle name Marie. I am one of them because it is not only my mom's middle name, but also one of my aunt's on my dad's side.

Every single girl my age has the middle name Marie, including myself, except for one girl who uses it as their first name. My first name is Donna, so it goes nicely with the middle name. Donna Marie rings and its cute. Some even use the name Marie along with another name as a first name, like Gina Marie and than a middle name. If you can't think of a middle name, Marie will always be the safety name. It never seems to go out of style and pairs nicely with other names.

While I know numerous people with the middle name Marie, I have met only about 2 other people with the first name Marie (not counting myself). I really like my name.

I know a Kelly-Marie (double first name).

I hated my middle name when I was little, mostly because I only heard it when I was in trouble (Ah-LEE-sha Ma-REE!). I was doubly injured when I discovered the main character on my favorite childhood show also had a middle Marie (Clarissa Marie Darling - Clarissa Explains It All). This seemed proof to me that the name existed only to be yelled at children.

I can attest to the fact that Marie is a very common middle name in the U.S. About half my childhood friends' middle names were also Marie, same as me. When I was little it was fun to share that with my friends, but as I got older, I realized both my first and middle names were entirely way too common in my age group (Rachel Marie) and being someone who prefers to go against the grain, and be unique, I've come to hate how common both my names are. Though I feel Marie is a more common middle name than Rachel is for a first name, at least in my peer group.

My name is Marie, and I've always loved it (except when people call me Maria). Mary/Marie/Maria is the standard middle name for many Catholics, because all boys have Joseph and girls have Mary, named after the parents of Jesus (Marie/Maria for those of French/ Spanish/ Italian/ Portuguese origin/ and Catholics from Eastern Europe), although this is less common now than it was in the past. The naming convention was "(whatever chosen first name) (Marie/Joseph) (godparent's name) (last name)." So my five sisters have Marie as a middle name and my brother is Joseph, e.g. "Gisele Marie Irene XXX." So when I was little, I was convinced that although Marie was already my first name, I also had Marie as a middle name - "Marie Marie Cecile." I refused to believe it wasn't the case until my mother finally dug out my birth certificate to show me I didn't get the extra "Marie" (which made me feel cheated :-) ). As I mentioned, people often call me Maria (even when they're LOOKING RIGHT AT IT - arrgh), and it's probably because there are *far* more Marias in the world than Maries (we French are way outnumbered by all those other groups, especially Hispanic). So when I introduce myself, I'll say, "Marie, as in Marie-Antoinette (or Curie)" - it's silly, but it works!

I have Marie in my full name. It's pronounced with a German r ♥

Nicknames for Marie

Rie, Reeny, RieRoo, Mo, Momo, Ree, ReeRee, Mer, Ria

Meanings and history of the name Marie

French form of Mary, meaning "bitter".
Variant of Maria; means "beloved," "loved," "renowned" or "famous," "star of the sea," "masculine,"

Second half of the word "Calamari"

Famous real-life people named Marie

Marié Digby, pop rock US Singer
Marie de Medici, Queen of France.
Marie Antoinette, Queen of France who was put to death by guillotine.
Marie of Edinburgh, Queen of Romania, granddaughter of Queen Victoria.
Marie of Romania, Queen of Yugoslavia, daughter of Princess Marie of Edinburgh, known as "Mignon" in the family to distinguish her from her mother.
Marie Curie (born Maria Skłodowska), chemist and phycisist, who discovered radioactivity and was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize.
Marie Helvin, Japanese-American supermodel
Marie Osmond, American actress and singer.
Marie Laveau, Louisiana Creole Voodoo Queen and faith healer.
Marie Ragghianti, political whistleblower.
Marie Lloyd, English music hall singer.
Marie Louise Jensen, British children's author.
Princess Marie of Denmark (born Marie Agathe Odile Cavallier), second wife of Prince Joachim of Denmark

Marie in song, story & screen

"Dear Marie" Song by John Mayer (2013)
"Oh Marie!" Jazz Song by Dean Martin (1947)
"Oh Marie" Song by Louis Prima
"Marie Laveau," song by Bobby Bare
"(Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame", song by Elvis Presley
The subject of the Stray Cats' song, "She's Sexy and 17" is "my little Marie".
"Marie," song written by Irving Berlin, that was a hit for Tommy Dorsey, Rudy Vallée, Nat Shilkret, Franklyn Bauer, The Four Tunes, and The Bachelors
"Marie," song by Johnny Hallyday
"Marie," 1985 American film about the parole board scandals in Tennessee under Ray Blanton, with Sissy Spacek in the title role as Marie Ragghianti
"Marie Barone" portrayed by Doris Roberts, was the main antagonist in the widely popular hit television series, "Everybody Loves Raymond".
"Petite Marie" Song by Francis Cabrel
Marie Sorenson "The Ghost Bird" series
"Oh Marie" Song by Sheryl Crow
"Speedy Marie" Song by Frank Black
Marie from the Squid Sisters in the Nintendo Wii U game Splatoon and the Nintendo Switch game Splatoon 2
"Marie Marie" sung by Shakin Stevens