Marie

• Is fresh and pleasant, under-used and over-modified.  Delightfully simple, it brightens up a dull last name. (If I have a girl, this will be it!)
• This name is under-used as a first name. I just think it sounds cute and gentle for a girl and woman.
• This name holds very special meaning to me. It was my grandmother's first name. A woman who meant the world to me.

This is the French form of Mary. It is hugely popular in the USA as a middle name, but it's since fallen out of favor as a first name.