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Marian/Marion

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User764 · 25/08/2023 14:49

I seem to see 'Marianne' suggested reasonably often on here, but there don't seem to be many Marians/Marions (obviously pronounced differently to 'Marianne'). What do people think of the name?

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Angie147836 · 25/08/2023 14:52

Awful! (And I'm called Angela - that's bad enough!).

Maybe I have negative associations though, as it was my first boss's name and she was so mean to me.

And yet I like Marianne / Marianna

Inkypot · 25/08/2023 14:51

I jump straight to "it's Maid Marian and her merry men..." 🎵
But then I'm a child of the 80s, no kids now would make that reference!
It's kind of an older lady name to me and not one I could ever imagine giving a baby but having said that, all the older ladies must've been babies named Marian at some point so as with all baby names it is down to what you love and what you feel would suit your child 😊

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