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Oh, I love Marjorie! It's so very sweet and smiley and bright! I'm always so surprised by how little love it gets around here, too. I've always sort of liked it. A girl in my first grade class had a little sister named Marjorie, which is where I first heard it.

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I think Marjorie goes with Frances Fern wonderfully! They're both upbeat. But Marjorie is more open while Frances Fern is more internal, if that makes any sense to anyone else. So they do complement each other quite well.

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Oh geez, I don't think I've ever come up with a good Marjorie combo...
Marjorie Agnes
Marjorie Cora - I really like this! And I like this the best with Frances Fern.
Marjorie Ellen
Marjorie Laura
Marjorie Maeve
Marjorie Pearl
Hmm.

This message was edited 6/26/2010, 3:34 PM

Frances Fern is cool. Marjorie makes me think of Little Britain a lot. And of margarine. It's alright, though, I'd be pleasantly surprised to see it on a young person.

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They go together but Frances is more hip while Marjorie is still not stylish. I'd use it if I liked it. I think it might come back.

Is Marjorie really that bad?
Marjorie isn't bad at all! I love it.

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What do you think of Marjorie?
It's my great aunt's name and she is really dear to my mom so I have really good associations with it.

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Does Marjorie have a similar feel to Frances Fern?
Yes it does. Fun thing, Frances is also a family name.

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Do you think she complements Frances Fern?
I do.

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Any combo ideas?
Marjorie Alice is my great-aunt's name, but for you I think something like Marjorie Pearl or Marjorie Opal would be darling.

Aside from the fact that Marjorie was the name of the trash heap on Fraggle Rock (and the individual the fraggles went to for wisdom) and Marj Simpson might be an association for some, even though it's nms, I don't have a prob. w/ it. My real life association w/ the name is a good one because of the Marjorie I know who's pretty cool and if I didn't already have a good mum, I would've adopted her 'cause she's awesome. Did a great job w/ the 3 God gave her. (one of those mums who taught her children responsibility and then expected her kids to use that responsibility rather than hovering all the time, so they had a lot of freedom and made good choices)
As for Frances Fern, I'm not a fan of the 2 Fs together. Frances Marjorie or Marjorie Fern might work.

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Anyway... potential combos for any of the above likes (Frances, Fern or Marjorie)... Let's see. Pair them w/ ay of these you like.

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Girls:
Jocelyn
Christa
Hailey
Jessilyn
Karlene
Laurel (prn. Laurelle)　
Miguela　
Natasha
Vanessa　
Christina　
Amity
Brielle　
Kathleen
Vivian
Patricia
Francesca
Adelaide
Trisha
Verity
Heidi
Joanna
Jerusha
Tamara
Billi
Felicity

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I wouldn't say Marjorie is bad at all. I think maybe people didn't like it on the poll because of the Marge Simpson association. (and even if then, I don't see anything wrong with the association)

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Personally, I find the name kind of charming, but I don't like it enough to use. I had a great-aunt named Marjorie; I wish I got to now her better so I could have something to associate this name with.

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Marjorie does kind of sound like a "Frances Fern" type of name. Although the mature sounding Marjorie looks noticably different than the quirky and more youthful Fern. (at least, that's how I see it)

I love love love Marjorie, and I think it complements Frances Fern (which I adore) beautifully.

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Marjorie Adele
Marjorie Agnes
Marjorie Alice
Marjorie Althea
Marjorie Annabel
Marjorie Annette
Marjorie Antonia
Marjorie Aude
Marjorie Augusta
Marjorie Blythe
Marjorie Calista
Marjorie Catherine
Marjorie Cecile
Marjorie Cecilia
Marjorie Celeste
Marjorie Clare
Marjorie Clementine
Marjorie Clothilde
Marjorie Clotilda
Marjorie Delphine
Marjorie Edna
Marjorie Eleanor
Marjorie Eloise
Marjorie Elsa
Marjorie Elspeth

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Is Marjorie really that bad? - Yes. I think it sounds too much like margarine, which is an unpleasant association for me as I do not like margarine.

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What do you think of Marjorie? - Marjorie reminds me of a supressed 50's/1960's housewife addicted to benzodiazapine.

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Does Marjorie have a similar feel to Frances Fern? - Yes. I don't like the name Frances either - Fern however is lovely.

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Do you think she complements Frances Fern? - Marjorie does complement Frances Fern in that they have a similar feel to them... Alas - I cannot say I like that feel.

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Any combo ideas?
Ummm, all that aside, I think Majorie May or Marjorie Faye would go well as a combination.

I love Marjorie, always have. Such a sparkley name!
It goes very well with Frances Fern.
No combo ideas, sorry!

I actually just met a Marjorie last month (exact same spelling). She's 18. It suited her perfectly fine & she doesn't seem to have any trouble with it. It is a family name for her, and her name is Marjorie Jean, I think. Not sure on the spelling of the middle name. I definitely can see Marjorie as a sister to Frances Fern. I feel like Marjorie needs a less stuffy mn to make sure the combo feels youthful & modern.

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Marjorie Hazel
Marjorie Claire
Marjorie Catherine
Marjorie Sophia
Marjorie Winifred
Marjorie Kathleen
Marjorie Adelaide
Marjorie Corinne
Marjorie Leona
Marjorie Camille
Marjorie Lorraine
Marjorie Elaine
Marjorie Temperance
Marjorie Evelyn
Marjorie Augustine

This message was edited 6/27/2010, 12:09 PM

I suggested Marjorie during my first pregnancy, and DH said "She'd be born ready middle-aged". I still like the sound, but maybe it's a name that needs to wait in the wings for a while longer.

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I like Marjorie and Frances together, and actually know a sibset with those names! There's a third sister, Christine.

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I can't warm up to Fern, I'm afraid, and it's too fizzy and frothy and ef-y with Frances. Try Marjorie Fern and Frances Someonelse: Frances Angela as a combo has the same retro feel as Marjorie.

THANKS!

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Thanks everyone!
All of your comments, your insights, your ideas and especially your beautiful suggestions are highly appreciated!

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I'll keep mulling over all of those pretty middle names a little longer and will definitely get back to that very soon. Thanks again! :-)