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I dislike it, I pronounce it mar-SEE-uh

It's fine, I suppose. I think Marcella is prettier.

Of all dated forties and fifties names, this is one of the worst. I have always heartily disliked it. I pronounce it it MAHR-sha. The Marcia spelling is at least marginally better than Marsha, a real abomination.

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Edited to add: It's always made me think of marshmallows.

This message was edited 6/1/2009, 10:41 AM

I assumed it was the hispanic pron. mar-SEE-uh. I do like it like that, but I don't care for MAHR-sha. I just hear the word marsh...like a swamp.

I assumed it was the hispanic pron. mar-SEE-uh. I do like it like that, but I don't care for MAHR-sha. I just hear the word marsh...like a swamp.

Marr-sha.

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I don't like this name at all. There's "Marcia Marcia Marcia" like the Brady Bunch kids always said when Marcia Brady was getting too self-absorbed.

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And it just kind of sounds to me like some loud, squawky-voiced middle-aged woman in too-tight clothes and a cigarette hanging out of her mouth and her leaving hot pink lipstick stains on the phone and coffee cup.

I prefer Marzia.

Yes, I pron. it MAHR-sha. Nms - it always makes me think of the Brady Bunch "Why is it always Marcia, Marcia, Marcia!" Although the nn Marci/Marcy doesn't bother me as much...I'm not a big fan.