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I love Marianne, and as I've said beofre can come up iwth lots of combos for it.

It is very pretty.

I love Marianne, this spelling only. It's a beautiful name.

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It also makes me think of Marianne Dashwood.

I prefer the spelling of Marianne to Mary Anne.

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My name is prn like Marianne (and I know it's not supposed to be, ok) and I have always hated it. Everyone says, "like Gilligan's Island?" and sings the song. And if you remember the book series The Babysitter's Club, the lamest character was Mary-Anne. Lately I've been liking my name more though. Maybe with enough people liking it, it will have a comeback...

I don't think it looks misspelled, but I do think it's very dated, bland and unattractive. I hate Mary Anne with a passion.

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Like Siri, I much prefer Mariana (mah-ree-AH-nah), which is lovely.

I think of George Eliot...

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Who was actually a Marianne. I far prefer Mariana, pronounced the Spanish way - mahr-ree-ahna. It's quite pretty, and very old-fashioned.
I find Mary Anne very, very prissy (even though I know one and she isn't), but Marianne is sweet.