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Mariette is a French name (although rare), pronounced just the way that you do. I guess the two dots (not an umlaut, although it looks identical, because an umlaut changes the sound as I guess you probably know) are to make sure that Afrikaans speakers don't pronounce it "Mareet"? The two dots aren't used in French for Mariette, but I don't think it makes your Mariëtte any less a French name, if that's the best way to get the correct pronunciation. I guess it's French with an Afrikaans twist! :-)