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Astrid or Marlena?

30 replies

ThereMustAndShallBeTea · 13/01/2015 18:03

Love them both - Astrid seems slightly less out there but has no good nns, whereas I love Marla, Marley and Lena. Astrid would also get around (possibly non-issue) of previous DC already having a name that starts with M. Help please!

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loislines · 13/01/2015 18:46

Astrid Marlena sounds pretty good to me! Definitely prefer Astrid. It's not that long so I wouldn't worry about shortening it.

ThereMustAndShallBeTea · 13/01/2015 18:40

Very happy with Dragon association!

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WesH · 13/01/2015 18:25

Marlena. Astrid is very harsh and kids are likely to associate it with the how to train your dragon movies

RiaOverTheRainbow · 13/01/2015 18:07

Love Astrid, not a fan of Marlena at all. I do agree it has better nick names though. Maybe Marlena as a mn?

Rhubarbgarden · 13/01/2015 18:04

Astrid is beautiful. Marlena is a bit fussy for my taste.