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Juno or Marianne

68 replies

FruitSaladIsNotPudding · 12/07/2012 15:02

We're expecting our second girl in November and these two names are my current favourites - just wanted to know what people thought.

If you absolutely hate either of them, can you say why?

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bringbacksideburns · 14/07/2012 20:50

Marianne reminds me of the Leonard Cohen song. It isn't a name used by everyone and is classy and funky because of the Faithful 1960's connection.
I also love the idea of Mimi as a nickname!

Juno just seems a bit pretentious, like you are trying too hard. No Offence meant!

LuellaLovesLavender · 14/07/2012 20:47

Has not had Blush

LuellaLovesLavender · 14/07/2012 20:47

Juno is simply gorgeous to me it had an ethereal feel to it ( if a name can have an ethereal feel Confused) Marianne while fine is blah!

littleweed10 · 14/07/2012 20:43

My mum is called marnie! Nn from Margaret incidentally, but literally from 2 or 3 years old
She's only 67... I love her name, so pleased its getting popular

NadiaWadia · 14/07/2012 00:05

Oh, maybe his parents were a bit confused!

thedoublek · 13/07/2012 23:49

Yes Nadia, there is a journalist who works for the Irish Examiner (or could be Indo) and he is Juno and a guy! I always notice his name in the paper. Maybe he's the only one! Great name!

DottieRose · 13/07/2012 23:39

I'm from Ireland and have never ever heard the name used for a man....ever!!

NadiaWadia · 13/07/2012 23:15

Is it really used for men in Ireland, thedoublek ? But its after a goddess, isn't it?

thedoublek · 13/07/2012 23:08

No one has mentioned Juno And The Paycock! Great Irish play. Juno is lovely. I've heard it used for men and women in Ireland and it is a great name.

NadiaWadia · 13/07/2012 22:59

Marianne is lovely, classy and elegant. Makes me think of Marianne Faithfull, etc. A very international name. Not bland at all!

Juno has the advantage of being more unusual, but I just don't like the sound of it so much.

Declutterbug · 13/07/2012 22:30

I like Juno

Marianne would spend her whole school career having everyone mis-spelling her name in several different ways.

SoftSheen · 13/07/2012 20:28

Definitely Marianne!

DottieRose · 13/07/2012 20:22

I think the actress Juno Temple is a great ambassador for the name (google her if you don't know her) very cool and not in the least bit large or bull terrier like!

DottieRose · 13/07/2012 20:20

I'm surprised that so many seem to like Marianne it is awfully bland. Juno completely outshines Marianne in my opinion! Juno is fresh, has history would be cute on a little girl, a teenager and a grown woman!

BrittaPerry · 13/07/2012 19:29

Thanks, she is :-)

FruitSaladIsNotPudding · 13/07/2012 15:34

Haha at staffy! I thought it was more of a labrador name actually.

Brittaperry - your Marianne sounds great.

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squoosh · 13/07/2012 12:44

Choose the name you like best!

BrittaPerry · 13/07/2012 12:40

Also, I know it isn't, but doesn't Juno sound a bit Nicknamy?

LeB0f · 13/07/2012 12:37

I like Marianne for the French association, even though the only Marianne I know is real life is a MASSIVE bitch, which can put you off, so the fact it hasn't means it must be a pretty good name. I think Juno would suit a Staffordshire Bull Terrier.

BrittaPerry · 13/07/2012 12:36

Our Marianne does do a lot of flag waving and chattering on about The Revolution, but that is more the fact that she has been dragged to picket lines and marches since she was a baby. Grin

BrittaPerry · 13/07/2012 12:32

DD1 is Marianne, so I may be biased...

Whenever we tell people her name, it is divided between approval because it is a good, traditional, pretty but grown up name, and people appreciating it for Leonard Cohen/Marianne Faithful/French Revolution reasons, or both.

It is spelled in the traditional way (can't abide names with "quirky" spellings - far too try hard)

Marianne works well for a girly but strong little five year old girl, who has mud on her face, book in her hand and is off on a daydream, having done her own hair with a million clips Grin but you could also imagine a Dr Marianne or Marianne the MP.

She gets Mimi as a nickname - the only people who call her Mazz/Mazza/Mazzmeister are my family when they are trying to annoy me Hmm

She also gets "Marianne Frying Pan", "Marianna", and "Monster" as kind of family names.

People (idiots or the hard of hearing) sometimes can't get their heads round it and call her "Miriam" "Mary Anne" "Marina" and all sorts, but then DH gets that kind of idiocy and his name is Nick (Neil, Mick, Pip, etc) , so you just have to kind of ignore people like that.

Marianne is the personification of the French Revolution... Liberty and Reason

I had never heard of Juno before the film, and it is too short for my liking.

klaritaf · 13/07/2012 12:18

when she arrives you will know.

HoldMeCloserTonyDanza · 13/07/2012 12:04

It's a darlin' play, a daaaaaaarlin' play

squoosh · 13/07/2012 11:26

It reminds me foremost of Juno and the Paycock too

BobbiFleckman · 13/07/2012 11:22

I know a baby juno, and a baby marianne.

the response from friends has been a little "wtf?" to Juno, and absolute universal approval and loving of Marianne.

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