Active discussions

Help end medical misogyny. Sign our petition.

Help end medical misogyny.
Sign our petition.

Sign the petition

Please or to access all these features

Talk
Baby names

Find baby name inspiration and advice on the Mumsnet Baby Names forum.

Original poster

Astrid or Marlena?

30 replies

ThereMustAndShallBeTea · 13/01/2015 18:03

Love them both - Astrid seems slightly less out there but has no good nns, whereas I love Marla, Marley and Lena. Astrid would also get around (possibly non-issue) of previous DC already having a name that starts with M. Help please!

OP posts:
Are your children’s vaccines up to date?
Set a reminder
squoosh · 15/01/2015 10:21

I don't think Astrid sounds at all alternative. I knew three when I was growing up so to me it sounds a bit 70's. Maybe I was caught up in some weird Astrid bubble and in fact they were the only three born in the whole of the 1970's.

squoosh · 15/01/2015 10:23

It definitely seems to be the Mumsnet nom du jour though.

Farewell Persephone!

burgatroyd · 15/01/2015 11:30

squoosh agree! Astrid and Clara, neck and neck!

Raines100 · 15/01/2015 16:55

I don't mind Astrid. It's kind of cool. Makes me think of Vikings though. Are you pronouncing Marlena 'Marleena' or 'Marlayna'? The first is a bit Only Fools; the second says Marlene Dietrich and 1930s glamour!

LittleErin · 17/01/2015 11:55

I think they are both very German sounding

New posts on this thread. Refresh page