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The only Marianne I ever knew was a lovely girl. Soft spoken and kind she was really the sweetest thing. Because of her I like the name more than I would have otherwise.

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I definitely prefer it to Mary Anne and Marion and it seems a completely different animal than Marian wich always makes me think of Marian Anderson.

This message was edited 8/13/2011, 4:50 PM

I love it. There are several Mariannes in my family tree, and in my generation there's my cousin Marion, who is awesome, so I like that a lot too. In fact, they're all great and I'd be happy to see more of them.

I really like Marianne, thanks for reminding me by bringing her up! The Counting Crows song "Butterfly in Reverse" always starts playing in my head when I hear or see the name Marianne, as a Marianne (maybe Mary-Anne) is mentioned several times. :)

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I like Marion, Mary-Anne, and Marianne spelt as Marienne as well. I may actually move this to my short list of names that I would use on a real child. I'm not sure if it would flow well with my surname or not. Maybe Marianna would be better. Hmmm...

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ETA: In the song it is spelt as Maryann.

This message was edited 8/13/2011, 2:02 PM

I like it but I don't have any combos. I prefer it Mary Anne.

I have a friend called Marianna so Marianne is actually quite nice to me. I think I prefer the spelling Marian though

I really like Marianne, I think it's very a pretty name. I also like Marion, which strikes me as a little more 'sensible' than Marianne.

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I like Marianne. I like how there is lots of nickname possibilities, like when a child is young, you can call them Annie or something. I like Marianne better than Marian, Marion and Mary Anne. I think it works nice as a middle name.

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Marianne Cecile/Cecilia
Marianne Adele/Adela
Marianne Clara
Marianne Felicity

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Audrey Marianne
Alice Marianne
Clara Marianne
Cora Marianne
Isabella Marianne
Lila Marianne

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Sorry, I'm not great at combos...like any, though?

I adore Marianne! It's such a sweet, mild-mannered, soft-with-a-touch-of-brassiness name. While I also love Marian and Marion, I think I prefer Marianne.

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Marianne Adele
Marianne Agnes
Marianne Alice
Marianne Allegra
Marianne Althea
Marianne Azalea
Marianne Bertille
Marianne Blythe
Marianne Calista
Marianne Cecile
Marianne Cecilia
Marianne Celeste
Marianne Charlotte
Marianne Clothilde
Marianne Clotilda
Marianne Constance
Marianne Cordelia
Marianne Cornelia
Marianne Dahlia
Marianne Delia
Marianne Delphine
Marianne Edith
Marianne Eliza
Marianne Elspeth

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This message was edited 8/13/2011, 11:18 AM

I like Marianne better than any of those other names, especially Marion which I consider a bit dated.

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I quite like the fact that Marianne has a lot of nickname options: Annie, Mary, Maria, Rianne, Mia, Mara....
I also like Marianna.

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Marianne Louisa
Marianne Jemima / Gemima
Marianne Leilani
Marianne Caitlin

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Judith Marianne
Elsie Marianne
Opal Marianne
Alice Marianne
Esther Marianne
Chloe Marianne

I like it. The dated-ness makes it seem down-to-earth rather than frumpy. I'm not a big fan of names ending in -anne, but that's a personal thing...

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I like Marion > Marian > Marianne > Mary Anne.