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It would seem that Lily Allen really loves that 1920s retro-chic when it comes to names!

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Personally, I would never use Ethel. (For me it will forever be synonymous with great-grandmothers, and the character on "I Love Lucy.") Ethel Mary is ultra-retro, but one thing the little girl can most likely count on is being the only one in her class!

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Marnie Rose, on the other hand, I find adorable! Good choice. And Ethel & Marnie make great sister-names.

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This message was edited 1/10/2013, 8:25 AM

Marnie & Ethel!! I think of flapper sisters who don't give a damn about smoking in the billiards room reserved for gentlemen.

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ETA: In case the above message is opaque, I'm delighted by this sibset!

This message was edited 1/10/2013, 8:00 AM

I've never met anybody named Marnie but I have a strong picture of a bucktoothed, slow-moving, slow-minded kind of girl who just kind of mumbles and stumbles her way through life.

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Ethel is so ugly I'm willing to bet they chose to use it for shock value.

I like Marnie a lot actually. It is an under appreciated name that has lots of nice qualities- lovely meaning, easily pronounceable, uncommon but known. I also think it ages a lot better that a lot of other girls names ending with an -ee sound. They did really nicely.

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I'm also kind of partial to Ethel. I think it is a pretty name. Ethel and Marnie sound so sweet as sisters.