Maren

[SmugairleRoin]

Still thinking about names to add to my list and pondering this one - if you've any suggestions I'd love to hear them!

How do we all feel about this one? Do you need to be German to use it or does it matter, any bad associations or other problems with it?

I like it. I know a Marin which I presume is pronounced the same way?

Never heard it but it's nice. Is it pronounced how it looks?

Love it

Yep squoosh it is - ran into this name in Germany where there were a few, was thinking earlier about names to add and remembered this. It comes from Maria apparently.

I also liked Mareike but I think it's too German and hard to pull off!

I love it!

Also love similar names Murron (sp?), the first love from Braveheart, and Mira (pronounced Meera) from Daniel Deronda.

I know of a boy called marin and my dd is called Merryn.

I like it. It's unusual but not out there.

Oh yes Muireann is a name here too (Dublin) which I do love too, but I know one who is just crazy and dippy and I can't really shake the association with her

Mira is interesting, will ask what dp thinks!

Getting good feedback so far

Maren, for a girl? I really like it.

I know a Mirran (girl). I like that more than Maren, which sounds a bit hard I think.

There's a Marin in The Miniaturist - she's dutch. Such a beautiful name I think. Slight prefer it to Maren spelling, but both are nice.

I'd forgotten about Marin in The Miniaturist.

God that book irritated me so much!

Yeah the book irritated me a bit too, the name Marin was the main thing that impressed me!

I don't know the book, will have to go read it now, I'm curious!

Thanks all for the feedback.

I'd assume there was a German family link if I met a Maren