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Marlon?

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birdofthenorth · 30/04/2010 14:10

Any thoughts on Marlon for a boy? Too 'Brando'?! I like it, possibly with Marley as a nn. Expected DH to hate it but was surprised when he was quite keen!

Other boy contenders are Toby, Noah, Elwood and Henry...

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MelinaM · 20/06/2011 18:06

Love Henry, Elwood is okay, Noah is uber popular at the mo and Marlon seems very 'wet' to me ...but that's just meGrin

HenrySmile

thereisalightanditnevergoesout · 20/06/2011 17:39

It reminds me of The Perishers.

kaumana · 18/06/2011 20:58

swash - I saw Marion too!

rachel234 · 18/06/2011 20:55

Marlon is lovely. And if people do have any previous associations then these will change when they meet your ds - they will associate Marlon with him Smile.

Marlon is much nicer and more interesting than Toby, Elwood, Noah or Henry imo. Marley is a cute nickname whilst he's young.

threefeethighandrising · 18/06/2011 18:19

Hee hee swash Grin
Great song though

threefeethighandrising · 18/06/2011 18:15

Great name, I love it.

swash · 18/06/2011 17:49

Oh - have no glasses and have just realised you are asking about Marlon not Marion!

swash · 18/06/2011 17:48

I think you should listen to the Johnny Cash song about a boy named Sue.

somersetmum · 17/06/2011 21:42

Marlon - reminds me of 'The Last Noo-Noo' by Jill Murphy Grin

ceeceeanne · 17/06/2011 21:40

Marlon is nice and nobody is bothered about Emmerdale characters. He'll of died in an on screen village tragedy in a couple of years. Noah is lovely if you are not bothered about popularity

skidoodly · 01/05/2010 22:18

For many people in the world Marlon and Mahlon are not homonyms.

Mahlon is ridiculous, like spelling your child's name Hawwy if you had a speech impediment that meant you couldn't pronounce your Rs

JeMeSouviens · 01/05/2010 22:13

I like it but prefer the Mahlon spelling

dizzydixies · 01/05/2010 21:59

sorry, reeks of dingle to me too

skidoodly · 01/05/2010 21:56

terrible

go with toby

muminthemiddle · 01/05/2010 21:55

I also think Brando, or that children's character. Is it from the large family, cannot remember, anyway it is some kind of animal.
Not keen tbh.

OctaviaH · 01/05/2010 21:32

yes yes yes! never seen emmerdale, and marlon brando is not a bad association. good name for kid and also top lawyer/plumber (ie versatile)everyone will know how to pronounce it too.

rachelfruitloop · 01/05/2010 09:48

A friend of mine has a son called Marlon. I do immediately think of Brando, but I think it's quite "cool"!

DancingOnMyBladder · 30/04/2010 15:48

Yes i thought of Marlon Dingle first too. Noah is also in Emmerdale and a Dingle child but you obviously like these names so shouldn't be a reason not to have them.

I like Toby from the others you have given.

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birdofthenorth · 30/04/2010 15:36

I didn't realise it was an Emmerdale character! Not a Dingle?!

I do like it a lot, but hope hormones aren't affecting my judgement!!

Love Noah too, but worry it's now v v popular.

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SqueezyB · 30/04/2010 15:30

hmm, my first thought was Emmerdale! It could grow on me though, I don't hate it and quite like Marley for nn, and it is different without being too self-consciously cool...

I do love Noah though!

recireci · 30/04/2010 15:09

Yes I did think "Brando" straight away. I like Henry best from your other choices

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birdofthenorth · 30/04/2010 15:06

Bump!

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