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Which of these girls names please?

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Wiseoldnannyplum · 11/06/2019 23:06

Due in 4 days and need help with girls names.Currently top of the list are
Marianne
Vivienne
Mabel

Which is your favourite (if any!). Thanks so much!

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LarkDescending · 13/06/2019 16:13

Another vote for Marianne - really lovely.

TatianaLarina · 13/06/2019 16:07

Marianne is lovely.

Vivienne is an 80s beautician from Essex. It’s bordering on a joke name.

Summerfalls · 13/06/2019 14:43

Vivienne or Mabel

Fifthtimelucky · 13/06/2019 14:38

I only like Marianne.

Owlbert · 13/06/2019 13:47

Another vote for Marianne, Vivienne is lovely but I would go with your heart!

diddlediddle · 13/06/2019 11:28

Vivienne. Sassy but classic.

Mabel a bit soft sounding. Marianne seems dated not in a good way to me.

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Wiseoldnannyplum · 13/06/2019 08:05

Thank you all so much for taking time to reply. Think Marianne is probably my favourite really as I noticed I was counting up those likes a bit more 
I know it's not to everyone's taste but if we all liked the same thing there would only ever be top twenty names Thanks for your honesty. Wanted to make sure there was nothing I was forgetting - awkward nn or wierd famous association or something with any of them. Had forgotten about the 4 Mary's bully's tho @LadyMonicaBaddingham (also old enough to remember Blush)
I agree with some of you that Mabel might better suit Edie but overall I think want to like Mabel more than I actually like it (if that makes any sense).
Now I just have to think of a middle name Confused

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noitsachicken · 12/06/2019 21:26

Mabel looks like it should sound nice ‘may-bell’
But it’s usullay said ‘May-bul’ or ‘may-ball’ sounds ugly to me.

WittyFool · 12/06/2019 21:21

Marnie is lovely that makes it a tough choice but I think I’m sticking with Vivienne!

Clownfish123 · 12/06/2019 21:14

Marianne is lovely. Literary and classic but with lots of nice nn's. I find Vivienne really old fashioned, not keen at all. Mabel goes well with Edith but it's got nothing on Marianne.
Edie and Mari, Edie and Annie, Edie and Mazzy

PunkAssMoFo · 12/06/2019 20:07

Marianne is beautiful.

SushiForBreakfast · 12/06/2019 19:43

Mabel and then Vivienne

allthegoodusernameshavegone · 12/06/2019 19:30

I love love love Vivienne and shortened to Viv is great too

rachelgrace · 12/06/2019 19:23

Vivienne

PugPupsMum · 12/06/2019 16:47

I love Mabel, but I almost dont want it to comeback as it'll become really popular!

INeedAFlerken · 12/06/2019 16:34

Since you have an Edith, Mabel is probably the most similar in style/tone. Not keen on either though, tbh.

If you weren't concerned about family style ... Vivienne is the prettiest name on your list.

Marianne makes me think of Gilligan's Island.

LadyMonicaBaddingham · 12/06/2019 16:28

Marianne is lovely
Vivienne is lovely

I'm afraid that I can't abide Mabel; it always makes me think of Mabel and Veronica, the bullies in 'The Four Marys'... That probably says more about me and my age than anything else Blush

Pemba · 12/06/2019 16:26

Marianne is absolutely beautiful and still quite unusual. I quite like Vivienne too.

Mabel - objectively it's probably a nice name, but it was my late Grandma's name (who would now have been well over a hundred) so for me I can't disassociate it from a 'little old lady' vibe. Her sister was Gladys.

Disfordarkchocolate · 12/06/2019 16:22

Marianne for me. Good luck.

Whoops75 · 12/06/2019 16:22

Love them both but my favorite is Vivienne

HappyDinosaur · 12/06/2019 16:18

I love Mabel.

Pollymollyholly · 12/06/2019 16:17

Marnie is vile- sorry. Geordie Shore would put me off

Pollymollyholly · 12/06/2019 16:16

Marianne is really beautiful and so classic

Hopefullysmart · 12/06/2019 14:42

Love Vivienne, it was one of our favourites.

Sophronia · 12/06/2019 14:36

Marianne is the best and goes very well with Edith.

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