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It's polite to discuss a page move like this first; some even will propose on the talk page first. The subject was known equally by both names. Her husband called her Mary and some others called her Molly. See her induction page [1] at the Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame for one example. There are other policies that apply besides common name. It's late though and I don't have time to look them up now. Will check tomorrow. dawnleelynn (talk) 05:41, 10 October 2019 (UTC)
Also, there are other articles named like this, here's one Mary Ellen (Dude) Barton.
Sources which use her full name and nickname:
Sources which use Mary Ann:
Further regarding the article title and subject name:
MOS:NICKNAME "If a person is known by a nickname used in lieu of or in addition to a given name, and it is not a common hypocorism[d] of one of their names, or a professional alias, it is usually presented between double quotation marks following the last given name or initial; the quotation marks are not put in lead-section boldface. Example:
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It's polite to discuss a page move like this first; some even will propose on the talk page first. The subject was known equally by both names. Her husband called her Mary and some others called her Molly. See her induction page [1] at the Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame for one example. There are other policies that apply besides common name. It's late though and I don't have time to look them up now. Will check tomorrow. dawnleelynn (talk) 05:41, 10 October 2019 (UTC)
Also, there are other articles named like this, here's one Mary Ellen (Dude) Barton.
Sources which use her full name and nickname:
Sources which use Mary Ann:
Further regarding the article title and subject name:
MOS:NICKNAME "If a person is known by a nickname used in lieu of or in addition to a given name, and it is not a common hypocorism[d] of one of their names, or a professional alias, it is usually presented between double quotation marks following the last given name or initial; the quotation marks are not put in lead-section boldface. Example: