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Mabel or Merryn?

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Baz13 · 18/12/2015 13:18

Which name do you prefer?

Not sure on the spelling for Merryn though...
Merryn / Maren? Any other suggestions.

Merryn would be to honour a Mary (at a stretch a Margaret as well ;)

Does it change to go with siblings Charlie and Tilly?

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smartyclogs · 22/12/2015 18:42

Mabel is absolutely terrible.
I feel so sorry for these poor little girls with old biddy names, don't do it.

Merryn is quite nice, but anything is better a granny name.

Phyllis , Beryl, Mabel, June and Olive are my grandmother's cousins, all knocking on 90 now.

5madthings · 22/12/2015 12:03

weeblue how old I'd your Merryn? Mine just turned five and when she was a bit younger and I would introduce her at toddlers etc I got mirren /marriam etc but it hasn't happened for ages now and people only needed to be corrected the once. I do also hear is it Welsh and I say nope cornish!

But everyone is overwhelmingly positive about her name and I do love it. It's unusual but not wierd iykwim and it suits dd to a t. We call her Merryn mouse as well. We really struggle with girls names and now we are due baby 6 Sex unknown and I cannot find a girls name I like as much as Merryn. The oldest four are boys, so you would think we would be running out of boys names but no I can think of lots of boys names and we have a boys shortlist but really struggling with girls names.

RiverTam · 22/12/2015 11:47

Merryn. I'm not keen on all these Granny-chic names, they went out of fashion for a reason! Mabel is one of the better ones but that's the best I can say for it!

weeblueberry · 22/12/2015 11:38

We've got a Merryn. She gets Mirren a lot despite telling people how to say it. We also get a lot of 'ooooh is it Welsh'?

Still love it though.

Lizziedripping1 · 21/12/2015 20:10

Merryn all the way classic Cornish name. Mabel is for hamsters and 1920s flappers

ThroughThickAndThin01 · 21/12/2015 19:20

Merryn

sneepy · 21/12/2015 19:17

Charlie, Tilly, and Mabel really work together. I love Mabel, if I ever have another girl she'll be Mabel.

AtiaoftheJulii · 21/12/2015 12:30

I've always liked Mabel, but lately I've heard Merryn in a couple of places, and I really like it.

JakeyBurd · 21/12/2015 12:27

Prefer Merryn of the two. As for spelling, that could vary depending on the source. Merryn is a Cornish spelling and was originally a boy's name. Merran is an old Scots form of Marion.

Isn't Maren a different name/sound though?

BlueChampagne · 21/12/2015 12:07

Merryn by a million miles. Don't subscribe to old lady chic!

brookeberry · 18/12/2015 16:08

At a push, Merryn.

brookeberry · 18/12/2015 16:08

Hmmm . . . I love them both Smile

celtictoast · 18/12/2015 16:06

I like Merryn.

Miranda, Marla, Marianne?

JanuaryJuniper · 18/12/2015 14:53

Mabel is lovely

miniswin · 18/12/2015 14:45

Love Merryn, and also Merrielle... (adds to my list...)

StarDustMonkey · 18/12/2015 14:35

Love Merryn. There is a girl with the name in my DD's class and I think its a lovely name!

MrsMarigold · 18/12/2015 14:34

I love Mabel.

Sophronia · 18/12/2015 14:33

Mabel goes very well with Charlie and Tilly.

MrsCaecilius · 18/12/2015 14:26

Merryn, nn Merry is lovely.

Mabel does work in a transport caff (quoosh), I can just hear someone shouting 'Oi Mable, gimme another cuppa!'

I can't imagine the same for Merryn.

dot91 · 18/12/2015 14:04

I know a child Meryn beautiful name but frequently got called Mirren by people .

KoalaDownUnder · 18/12/2015 14:03

Mabel! Or Maeve?

I don't like Merryn, for some reason. It vaguely reminds me of unattractive 1970s names like Darren and Kerryn.

Varya · 18/12/2015 14:01

I knew a charming Merrielle. Lovely name.

CakeRattleandRoll · 18/12/2015 14:00

Love Merryn, especially with nn Merry.

ChessieFL · 18/12/2015 13:58

The only Merryn I've heard of is a boy!

5madthings · 18/12/2015 13:53

I have a Merryn. Just turned five, it always gets lots of positive comments and is a known name without being popular.

I like mabel as well though it is more old fashioned.

Meredith was another name I liked.

I do love Merryn, am now expecting Dc6 and really struggling with girls names as I can't think of a girls name I like as much as Merryn.