Marianne or Clemency

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I think I can guess which will win but...

Clemency or Marianne

Be as harsh as you like. TIA

No harshness here. I love them both. Good choices, OP.

Not Clemency. Do you know what clemency means?. It means "disposition to be merciful and especially to moderate the severity of punishment due".

Marianne sounds better.

Clemency. (Lemmie would be a fab nn.)

Yep. Well aware of the meaning. Female derivative of Clement.

Marianne is lovely.

Clemency - no. It makes me think about someone being pardoned while on death row, a last minute stay of execution - "the judge showed clemency".

I like both although don't think I could just past the meaning of Clemency... I like Marianne but would prefer Marianna or Marina as an alternative! I really like Clementine too.

Marianne is lovely. Whenever I hear the name I think of Leonard Cohen's song of that name. A sad song but great name.

Clementine is out for reasons annoying and surname related. It was my favourite and still is actually. But it's out. Clemency seems a good second option.

What about Clemmie?

Clemmie is cute and would probably be NN but it's not right for a full name for us.

Clemency is not nice... sorry. Marianne is so much better.

No need for anyone to be sorry. I'm looking for brutal honesty.

Marianne. I like Clemmy but Clemency makes me think of Death Row.

The word 'clemency' reminds me of this Bill Bailey song. Starts just before 2 minutes in

Marianne.

Definitely not clemency

What about Clemence/Clémence à la Clémence Poesy?

Marianne is very pretty.
Sorry, but I hate Clemency. And 'Clemmy' as a nickname or otherwise makes me think of 'clammy', as in someone being nervous and having clammy hands

Marianne - lovely name.

Absolutely not Clemency. I really dislike 'virtue' names, makes people sound like 17th century Puritans. Also, as PPs say - clemency reminds me of death row / murder trials etc.

Clemency is beautiful. I don't like Marianne at all, sorry.

Not keen on either. Have you considered Celmence or Clementine? I've always preferred Miriam to Marianne.

Clemence is nice but to my ear it sounds a little masculine.

Clementine we cant have because of a rhyming syllable within our surname.

I was just wracking my brain to remember the actress's name but a PP put me out of my misery. Clémence! Beautiful.

Marianne is lovely also.

Clemency makes me think of death row. Marianne is a nice name but then I have family and friends with that name.

Clemency is a bit worthy.

Marianne because of the Leonard Cohen song.