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• MARE ee an (Mary Anne), from those delightful forgetful people
• mah REE ah (Maria), from a forgetful teacher. You know who you are ... if you remember.
• And from my nephew, Nicky when he was 2: maah No (???). This is still my favourite. :)

Now you ask, "What about the G? What does it stand for? Tell us! Tell us!"

This is actually an easy one and there are no stories and anecdotes attached to it. Ironically, it's the name I decided to leave initialized. I can always omit it but, naahhhh … it's there to add some mystery.