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Marianne

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elfride · 22/01/2015 13:02

How would you pronounce this? Marry-un? Or Marry-Anne? Do you think it's awkward? I'm taking a liking to it.

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squoosh · 23/01/2015 17:05

In an American accent you might.

gymboywalton · 23/01/2015 17:04

marry like you are going to marry someone

you wouldn't say you were going to mary someone would you?

ma-ree

thecaroline · 23/01/2015 16:59

I'm a poor American thick-tongued peasant. I'd say Mary Anne, equal emphasis on both. Mary and Marry are the same sound to me. When you say Marry-Anne does that mean it begins with the MARR sound (as in marred, for instance)? Or like MAH-ry as in mattress?

I think it's beautiful and underused. Mariana is also nice.

gymboywalton · 23/01/2015 16:45

i know someone with the name who pronounces it marry-ann-ay which i think is very pretty

ChickenMe · 23/01/2015 16:44

I love this name so much but we have already picked a name.

ChickenWireIsSharp · 23/01/2015 10:16

My mum is called Marianne.

We say it Marry-Anne, it's a lovely name.

TheNewStatesman · 23/01/2015 07:48

Marry Ann.

Lovely name.

NadiaWadia · 22/01/2015 16:38

Absolutely beautiful name. But be aware that Americans (annoyingly) pronounce it exactly the same as Mary Anne. See this song by the Four Seasons:

Or what sounds just like it to British ears. They are wrong of course! It should be 'marry-ANNE'. Anyway, hopefully that shouldn't affect you, so I would go for it.

LovethenameDaphne · 22/01/2015 15:48

Lovely name. I know an adult one, only downside is the nn Maz which isn't great imo. I suppose that's not inevitable though.

CruCru · 22/01/2015 14:24

I love this name and had it on my list. I pronounce it Marri Anne. What put me off was the idea of people pronouncing it Mary Anne or Marian.

loislines · 22/01/2015 14:16

Marry anne. Lovely name. Makes me think of sense and sensibility and the great Leonard Cohen song.

Jackieharris · 22/01/2015 14:02

Marry Anne there can't be many of those these days.

BlueStarsAtNight · 22/01/2015 13:11

I love the name, it makes me think of Sense and Sensibility. I hate Marion though so that possible mispronounciation would put me off a bit

happyelf · 22/01/2015 13:10

My friend is called Marianne. It's pronounced Marry Anne. I think it's a lovely name. However she gets called a range of alternatives that drive her batty. Anne Marie and Marion and Maureen Grin

squoosh · 22/01/2015 13:09

Marry-Anne equal emphasis on both. As in the wonderful song.

BiancaDelRio · 22/01/2015 13:05

Marry-Anne. Emphasis on the Anne.

Marian/Marion would be the other pronunciation.

It's fine. Not rocking my world but a fine name. I grew up with a few so it feels a wee bit 80's to me.