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I'd choose Marjorie. I don't love it but it does have a kind of sweet, grandmotherly vibe to it, like Betty only a bit more delicate and more tea-party than Betty's "pull up a chair anywehere and help yourself to anything you like in the fridge and be sure to have seconds."
Marjolaine sounds like something in a tiny, very beautifully decorated jar that Marjorie might try out at a tea party to spread on a crumpet or thin slices of bread with the crust cut off.

Marjorie. :)

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Marjolaine’s just a fancy Marjorie, to me.

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I’ve loved Marjorie for a long time now, I just hate the nicknames.

Marjorie is lovely, it's vintage and somehow youthful at the same time. Just make sure nobody calls her Marge.

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Marjolaine sounds like something you spread on a scone.

This message was edited 7/8/2021, 8:13 AM

Marjolaine with its French pronunciation is very pretty. But, let it loose in an English-speaking environment and bad things will happen. And I dislike Laine as a nn - it would be one of the bad things, I expect.

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Marjorie is dated and stuffy but charming in a very retro way. Once again, Marje and Marjie put me right off it. But, if I had to choose, it'd be Marjorie for family reasons, though I'd rather go for Margaret.

Marjorie. Marjolaine is kind of... oily? Marjorie is an elderly lady who eats toast with a thick layer of margarine. Marjolaine is a cursed 19th century puppet.

Marjorie is easier for most people in the Anglophone world to pronounce, but I actually find Marjolaine prettier, said the French or English way. They both give off cosmopolitan vibes.

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"Marge," on the other hand, is... the exact opposite.

Aw, I really like both. I prefer Margery to Marjorie, so I think I'd choose Marjolaine right now. I like that it's more rarefied.

I would choose Marjorie because it's simpler and more familiar. I like Marji, and also Jory / Jorie.
I also like Marjolaine but it does sound a little too much like margarine in English.
Marjorie : Marjolaine :: Arabella : Araminta, Caroline : Corinne
Marjorie : Marjolaine :: a peach cobbler : a fruit tart, gardenia : gladiolus

Marjolaine if I'd be guaranteed the use of the proper French pronunciation. It's the French translation of my name and I use it when speaking French. It's got an absolutely beautiful sound.

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If we're talking about the English speaking world, then Marjorie. It sounds nice enough in English, but mostly it would make me sooo sad to hear Marjolaine get butchered.

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Images I get:
Marjorie - English pronunciation - upper class lady who plays tennis and has her own herb garden for cooking.
Marjolaine - French pronunciation - the wind blowing through said herb garden

At first I thought I'd pick Marjolaine. It's weirder and I like everything that is going on there. I even like the butchered English version. But I said it out loud a few times and it's just not working for me. If I used Marjolaine I'd probably just and up calling her Marjorie as a nickname anyway....

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So Marjorie it is. It's a very sweet name and I enjoy the 1930s glamour it holds. I even like Marge/Margie, it's tough but it has heart.

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If I was naming an animal I'd definitely use Marjorie, because I love that idea. Imagine a cat named Margie!

Marjorie

Marjolaine

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It has more sophisticated/elegant vibes. Marjorie feels dated and frumpy to me.

This message was edited 7/8/2021, 4:46 PM

Marjorie because it’s more familiar to me. They both sound like frumpy old lady names, even though I know a kid named Marjorie.

This message was edited 7/8/2021, 9:08 PM