Marianna or Madeline

[Anonymous]

Pronounced “Mary-Anna”. I just love it- I wouldn’t do a nickname. I wanted a baby named this since about 4th grade.

Madeline is also dear to my heart but I’m not too crazy about the nickname Maddie.

Thoughts?

[Anonymous]

Marianna is an old lady name.

[Anonymous]

Marianna hands down.
Madeline is everywhere.

[Anonymous]

If you were pronouncing Marianna as Mah ree ahnna, then I'd vote for that, but I think the Mary-Anna pronunciation would be hard to enforce.

Have you considered Mary-Anna as a name? Then you'd get the pronunciation you wanted.

Otherwise, Madeline is a very nice name.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Marianna is an old lady name.

Perhaps it is but it doesn’t dissuade me

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you were pronouncing Marianna as Mah ree ahnna, then I'd vote for that, but I think the Mary-Anna pronunciation would be hard to enforce.

Have you considered Mary-Anna as a name? Then you'd get the pronunciation you wanted.

Otherwise, Madeline is a very nice name.

I like that spelling too.

[Anonymous]

Marielle?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Marianna hands down.
Madeline is everywhere.

+1. You just won't avoid Maddy, especially once she starts school. Plus it's so past its peak. Pick the name you've loved forever and be a little weird with the pronunciation.

[Anonymous]

We have a Madeline in school who is always Madeline. She prefers it and corrects teachers and friends when needed. Both are lovely names!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Marianna hands down.
Madeline is everywhere.

+1. You just won't avoid Maddy, especially once she starts school. Plus it's so past its peak. Pick the name you've loved forever and be a little weird with the pronunciation.

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+2. Love Marianna and haven’t heard it or met any little Marianna’s at all.

[Anonymous]

Marianna

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Marianna hands down.
Madeline is everywhere.

+1. You just won't avoid Maddy, especially once she starts school. Plus it's so past its peak. Pick the name you've loved forever and be a little weird with the pronunciation.

m

+2. Love Marianna and haven’t heard it or met any little Marianna’s at all.

+3. My 6yo has a friend named Madeline--have never met a Marianna. I like it.

[Anonymous]

I know one child named Marianna and about a million kids named Madeline. Both are nice names. I'd choose Marianna since you've liked it for so long and since it's less common.

[Anonymous]

Marianna. Beautiful.

[Anonymous]

I like Marianna (maybe also consider Mariana?)