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Marianne

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daisydoo85 · 11/10/2013 19:09

Thoughts on this name?
Also like Florence.
Thanks.

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CinnamonSummer · 11/10/2013 19:17

Marianne is gorgeous, very pretty and unusual. dislike Florence.

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brunette123 · 11/10/2013 19:19

Hi I prefer Marianne to Florence too. Pretty name. Would you shorten it? I like it as it is.

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Minty82 · 11/10/2013 19:24

My number one girls name and DH has absolutely vetoed it so I'm extremely Envy if you get to use it! Elegant, beautiful without being remotely frilly, timeless, and pulls off the miraculous trick of echoing both Jane Austen and Leonard Cohen (both favourites of mine). Go for it!

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Cohenite · 11/10/2013 19:26

Beautiful name :)

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Coupon · 11/10/2013 19:28

Marianne is very pretty. I like Florence even more.

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TheFallenMadonna · 11/10/2013 19:32

Love Marianne. Less keen on Florence.

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daisydoo85 · 11/10/2013 19:35

Thanks for the comments. I think we would shorten it to something but not sure what.

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daisydoo85 · 11/10/2013 19:43

Glad you said it isn't frilly as that is my only reservation.

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Yama · 11/10/2013 19:48

Love it. Would have been dc2's name but he was a boy.

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monkeywrench · 11/10/2013 19:57

I like Florence (DD middle name, so I would) Not so much Marianne, know someone with a Marielena can also spell it without the first 'e', which is also pretty.

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HomicidalPsychoJungleCat · 11/10/2013 19:57

LOVE it, and Florence!

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Minty82 · 11/10/2013 19:58

I met a Marianna once - that was frilly. Marianne treads exactly the right side of the line in my opinion!

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Sunnysummer · 11/10/2013 20:14

Love Marianne! Jane Austen and Cohen indeed (and nearly Shakespeare), and very cool. Plus I know a fab one Smile

Florence is also nice but so trendy in some areas right now that (1) there'll be more of them and (2) it'll date.

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MaireadnotMermaid · 11/10/2013 20:17

I know several lovely Mariannes.

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daisydoo85 · 11/10/2013 20:23

Do you adult ones or little ones?

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willowstar · 11/10/2013 21:21

I knew two adult Mariannes, both in Aberdeen. Neither were shortened. Lovely name.

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FloraDance · 11/10/2013 21:57

Gorgeous...

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Jemimapuddleduk · 11/10/2013 22:06

I know a baby Marianne and she is gorgeous. V cool name- works for all ages and lots of lovely nicknames too.

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ThoughtsPlease · 11/10/2013 22:10

I love the name Marianna.

My DDs have a friend called Marianna, and while I am very happy with my DDs names, I often have a pang of 'something' that I did not think of Marianna!

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DramaAlpaca · 11/10/2013 22:11

I adore Marianne, it's an underused classic.

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Thurlow · 11/10/2013 22:24

I don't like Florence, I find it quite a hard name and it doesn't have many shortenings that are nice either.

Marianne is just gorgeous though!

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Tikkamasala · 12/10/2013 00:10

Really nice! Definitely a great balance of classic/heard off but unusual and rare. I also like Florence.

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NadiaWadia · 12/10/2013 00:48

Lovely, classy name and still fairly unusual.

Minty what reasons did your DH give for vetoing it? He clearly has no taste (in names), so can't you just overrule him?

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looki · 12/10/2013 01:35

Really like Marianne and know a fab one. It is never shortened.

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