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Marion

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chezmk1988 · 25/02/2018 22:39

My grandmothers name was Marion. if we have a daughter we are going to Use OH gran name as middle name, So what do you think of Marion as a first name? Or Marianne pronounced Marry-Anne as a close name?

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SuperBeagle · 26/02/2018 00:53

Prefer Marianne by a long way.

Marianne is the name of a song by Leonard Cohen, and there was the famous Marianne Faithfull. It's got fab connotations.

ChocolateCrunch · 26/02/2018 00:28

Marianne, rather than Marion - the latter sounds dated to me.

ElspethTascioni · 26/02/2018 00:03

I love Marion, I think it’s a great name!

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 25/02/2018 23:31

I like Marion.

MissMoodyMoo · 25/02/2018 23:28

What about mhairi?

frasier · 25/02/2018 23:23

Love Marianne, an updated version of your grandmother's name :)

Synecdoche · 25/02/2018 23:18

I actually really like Marion.

RavenWings · 25/02/2018 23:16

Marianne is gorgeous. I'm not so keen on Marion. It's very middle aged to me.

RideOn · 25/02/2018 23:14

I do particularly like Marianne. Marion or Marianne both are lovely first names. There are quite “strong” ime, both sound like the name of a capable woman!

Seekingmiracles · 25/02/2018 23:07

I like that you want to honour your grandmother too but Marion is awful.
Marianne is marginally better

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chezmk1988 · 25/02/2018 23:04

Anne-Marie is not for me. Not a fan of double barrelled names and I knew a not so nice girl called Anne-Marie lol

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Bostin · 25/02/2018 22:56

Marion is a beautiful name.

MNOverinvestor · 25/02/2018 22:55

Love it, especially with your preferred spelling.

DazzlingMilton · 25/02/2018 22:53

What about Anne-Marie, that’s one you don’t hear much anymore which is lovely!!

DazzlingMilton · 25/02/2018 22:53

I think it’s a derivative of Mary and the meaning is bitter. I do like alternatives Marianne, Mariana and Marian though, but not sure if I could let the bitter bit go.

DramaAlpaca · 25/02/2018 22:43

I like Marion actually, though prefer the spelling Marian. It would be refreshingly unusual these days.

Marianne, however, is just gorgeous. It's one of my favourite names.