Hi Diana,
  As a nickname I do not know. However, I have seen Mariah as a regular
first name many times.

 There is a Mariah Louisa Cottrell in my own family tree. A sister of my 3rd
great-grandfather, Milton Shepherd Cottrell.

           God bless,
                     Beth
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Subject: Nicknames


> What would the nickname "MARIAH"  stand for? I am looking at a Will in
> the 1850's.
>
> Thanks,     Diana Bennett
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