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Marjorie because it’s more familiar to me. They both sound like frumpy old lady names, even though I know a kid named Marjorie.

This message was edited 7/8/2021, 9:08 PM

Marjolaine

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It has more sophisticated/elegant vibes. Marjorie feels dated and frumpy to me.

This message was edited 7/8/2021, 4:46 PM

Marjorie

At first I thought I'd pick Marjolaine. It's weirder and I like everything that is going on there. I even like the butchered English version. But I said it out loud a few times and it's just not working for me. If I used Marjolaine I'd probably just and up calling her Marjorie as a nickname anyway....

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So Marjorie it is. It's a very sweet name and I enjoy the 1930s glamour it holds. I even like Marge/Margie, it's tough but it has heart.

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If I was naming an animal I'd definitely use Marjorie, because I love that idea. Imagine a cat named Margie!

Marjolaine if I'd be guaranteed the use of the proper French pronunciation. It's the French translation of my name and I use it when speaking French. It's got an absolutely beautiful sound.

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If we're talking about the English speaking world, then Marjorie. It sounds nice enough in English, but mostly it would make me sooo sad to hear Marjolaine get butchered.

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Images I get:
Marjorie - English pronunciation - upper class lady who plays tennis and has her own herb garden for cooking.
Marjolaine - French pronunciation - the wind blowing through said herb garden

I would choose Marjorie because it's simpler and more familiar. I like Marji, and also Jory / Jorie.
I also like Marjolaine but it does sound a little too much like margarine in English.
Marjorie : Marjolaine :: Arabella : Araminta, Caroline : Corinne
Marjorie : Marjolaine :: a peach cobbler : a fruit tart, gardenia : gladiolus

Aw, I really like both. I prefer Margery to Marjorie, so I think I'd choose Marjolaine right now. I like that it's more rarefied.

Marjorie is easier for most people in the Anglophone world to pronounce, but I actually find Marjolaine prettier, said the French or English way. They both give off cosmopolitan vibes.

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"Marge," on the other hand, is... the exact opposite.

Marjorie. Marjolaine is kind of... oily? Marjorie is an elderly lady who eats toast with a thick layer of margarine. Marjolaine is a cursed 19th century puppet.

Marjolaine with its French pronunciation is very pretty. But, let it loose in an English-speaking environment and bad things will happen. And I dislike Laine as a nn - it would be one of the bad things, I expect.

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Marjorie is dated and stuffy but charming in a very retro way. Once again, Marje and Marjie put me right off it. But, if I had to choose, it'd be Marjorie for family reasons, though I'd rather go for Margaret.

Marjorie is lovely, it's vintage and somehow youthful at the same time. Just make sure nobody calls her Marge.

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Marjolaine sounds like something you spread on a scone.

This message was edited 7/8/2021, 8:13 AM

Marjorie. :)

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Marjolaine’s just a fancy Marjorie, to me.

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I’ve loved Marjorie for a long time now, I just hate the nicknames.

I'd choose Marjorie. I don't love it but it does have a kind of sweet, grandmotherly vibe to it, like Betty only a bit more delicate and more tea-party than Betty's "pull up a chair anywehere and help yourself to anything you like in the fridge and be sure to have seconds."
Marjolaine sounds like something in a tiny, very beautifully decorated jar that Marjorie might try out at a tea party to spread on a crumpet or thin slices of bread with the crust cut off.