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HelpRe: WDYTO Marlene?
in reply to a message by Starving Artist
I very much like Mar-LAY-na, but I think "Marleena" might be the most troublesome pronunciation of all. "Marleen" is a normal English pronunciation of the word, and "Marlayna" the German one (OK strictly speaking it's that continental 'eh' sound rather than 'ay'), but I find it hard to get "Marleena" out of the letters Marlene.
"Marleen" sounds dated but "Marlayna" seems elegant and pretty. I'd use it as a middle name to eliminate the pronunciation issues.
"Marleen" sounds dated but "Marlayna" seems elegant and pretty. I'd use it as a middle name to eliminate the pronunciation issues.
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