Mary Amato: Hello. My name is Mary Amato. When I was little girl, Mary was a common name. In fact, I had two good friends also named Mary. Amato is my husband's last name, which I took when our children were born. Mary Amato rhymes with Carrie Tomato, if you say tomato the British way. When I was growing up, I used to want a more exotic name, but now I like the way it sounds. Mary Amato. That's Mary Amato.