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Marina or Marnie?

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abigailwendover · 29/09/2020 14:04

Which do you prefer? Or, 3rd option, BC Marina, NN Marnie (or maybe spelt Marni)?

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NameChange84 · 29/09/2020 17:14

Ugh please not Marnie/i it’s awful like nails down a blackboard!

Marina is ok and 1000 times better than Marnie. Marianne or Mariana are lovely. Miriam is classy. Maria is timeless. There are lots of beautiful M names just not Marnie sorry

Sunnydaysstillhere · 29/09/2020 16:57

A marina is where boats are kept..

KnightsofColumbusThatHurt · 29/09/2020 16:56

Much prefer Marnie - it's such a cool name, I wish I had chosen it for my DD! It's not totally ubiquitous, but not totally out there either, and I feel like it's in the same vein as lovely Lily, Ava, Ruby, Evie type names but not as popular.

user1493494961 · 29/09/2020 16:51

Marina's classy, Marnie Isn't.

remainin · 29/09/2020 16:49

Marina.

SionnachRua · 29/09/2020 16:35

Marina. Much, much prettier. Marnie is very dowdy.

iloveyoubutilovememore · 29/09/2020 16:34

Marnie!

Flymetothestars · 29/09/2020 16:22

Marina makes me think of a tomato sauce or a place with boats. Don't like it as a name

Marnie is lovely

Flymetothestars · 29/09/2020 16:19

Marnie as it's one of my favourite names since forever

ComicePear · 29/09/2020 15:50

Marina

Oneandabean · 29/09/2020 15:50

Marina definitely, marnie is awful

chunkyrun · 29/09/2020 15:12

Marina makes me think of fishing

ProudAuntie76 · 29/09/2020 15:12

I’m sorry but I (and a lot of people on the “names you have an irrational hatred for” thread) absolutely detest the name Marnie. It’s a really irritating groups of sounds when all put together and sounds unpleasantly like Mardy and Smarmy...

Marina is much nicer.

chunkyrun · 29/09/2020 15:12

Marnie

AfterSchoolWorry · 29/09/2020 14:56

Marina of course.

Marnie is awful, sarnie.

percheron67 · 29/09/2020 14:55

Marina, definitely. Marni? yuck. Marnie, not much better.

Auto · 29/09/2020 14:53

Marina.

Whattheworldneedsnowislove · 29/09/2020 14:52

Marnie reminds me of the Alfred Hitchcock film. I like it.

Mariella is similar and very pretty, like the Kate Nash song.

Chicchicchicchiclana · 29/09/2020 14:43

Much prefer Marnie, it's a great name!

Sk1nnyB1tch · 29/09/2020 14:40

Love Marnie!

Odile13 · 29/09/2020 14:37

I like both. Marina is my favourite.

Firebird83 · 29/09/2020 14:36

Marina is much prettier and classier

FredaFox · 29/09/2020 14:21

Marnie makes me think of Georgie shore

Kanaloa · 29/09/2020 14:15

I prefer Marina.

FizzyGreenWater · 29/09/2020 14:10

Oh dear neither is great but Marnie is so horrible that I have to say Marina.

Utter nails down a blackboard and I can imagine it being screeched in the playground - Maaaawnie! Get over 'ere! aaaargh no.

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