After many, many, MANY debates, vetos and half-baked ideas, the Admiral and I have settled on a name for the Morgan that we both like a lot. Mariola was a suggestion from my mother, Mary. We talked about how we had a lot of Mary’s in the family -Grandmothers, mothers, etc. and it would be nice to have a “Mary” type name. My Grandmother Mary, always called my mother Mariola because it was a Polish interpretation. One day Mom just brought it up and we all said, “that’s it!”.
Bunch of Mary’s was a suggestion of mine while trying to combine all the Mary’s together somehow. It sounded way too “Friends of Dorothy” though and as soon as it came out of my mouth I knew nothing good would come of it. I can see a sailing day with just the guys onboard, requesting a bridge opening for Bunch of Mary’s – shudder. The Bunch of Mary’s idea led to our final name Mariola, reminding me that it always helps to hurl stuff at the wall and see what sticks.
Keep your eyes peeled for Mariola on the waters of Tampa Bay.
