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Hi !!!

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Marnie? It seems masculine.

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I recently see it in the Tv series: 'Chambers' where Marnie is a spoiled, rich teenager.

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I much prefer Marina. It is melodious, ancient and aristocratic.

This message was edited 6/8/2019, 3:37 PM

I like it

Every time this name is brought up, I tell how I knew a Marnie who was so named because her parents considered it a mash-up of their names, Marguerite and Ernie.

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It's okay. I like it. It's cute. Nuff said.

I absolutely love it, but I’m not sure I’d ever use it. It seems very nicknamey, and I’ve never found a longer verson I like enough.

I think of Hitchcock's movie.

It’s cute! It reminds me of the book/movie “When Marnie Was There” and also a poem I like. I always thought of it as a younger name, but then I met an old lady with that name in March!

I'm not sure why I dislike it as much as I do. I think it sounds dowdy, angry, mannish, and dated (reminds me of Barney and Manny). It looks little bit like "meanie," and sounds a little bit like "carny" and "smarmy" ...

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I don't know, I think really it just boils down to personal aesthetics. I don't like it and therefore I could find a lot of things not to like about it. I usually like Mar- names ... just not Marnie. I feel like stylewise, it seems antique, like Myrtle and Bessie and Hattie.

I really like the name Marnie, I think it’s sweet.

It's not a favorite, but it brings to mind a few other names I like (so I like it by association). I'd group...
Myrna, Mildred, Muriel, Marlene, Marjorie, Melanie, Marnie, Moira, Marsha

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Other than that, I'm associating it with:
1. the Hitchcock movie; beehive hairstyles
2. the song "I Want To Marry A Lighthouse Keeper" - I guess because it sort of looks like 'mariner'??

As a nn, no doubt it's fine. As a full name in its own right, no. Too juvenile and flimsy, as well as being dated.

It has the same sounds as Arnie, Barney, and Barbie. Since I don't like the Terminator, that purple dinosaur, or impossible body stereotypes - there isn't anything left to recommend it.

I really like Marnie too, the meaning of it is lovely.

It sounds too dated and nickname-y, and rhymes with Barney and Arnie, which I despise.