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[quote=Anonymous]OP I am not Jewish but my husband is, and we wanted to give our kids names that were at least plausibly Jewish in case they decide they want to identify as Jewish when they grow up. For this reason, we did not name my daughter Mary even though I otherwise would have liked to, after my (Irith Catholic) grandmother. If I were you I would go with Miriam. A Jewish Mary born in 1935 may not have been surprising, perhaps in part b/c it was common for parents to try to shield their children from anti-Semitism by giving them non-Jewish-sounding names. But one born in 2018 will be confusing; people will assume she's Catholic.[/quote]
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