Usually a girl - not to be confused with the Mid-Atlantic state, Maryland. Commonly mispronounced as "Mary-lawn-day", people with this name will become frustrated with always having to correct you and have parents that think they are "trendy" or "hip". If you have this name you may become friends with people with awkward names such as La-a (La-dash-a) and Lawasha/Ladrya. Marylande's will usually shorten their name to Mary or use a childhood nickname for simplicity.