Help with DD's name

JinglesChic

If we have a girl (which I think I am although I can be totally wrong) DH and I are naming her Mary Ariel(le) Elizabeth. DH's female line (mom, grandmom, etc) were all a Mary something, ie Mary Ann, Mary Ellen and since his grandmother passed a few weeks after she found out we were pregnant we would like to honor the tradition, except with the name that I have always loved. So how should we spell it? So far my options are either Mary Ariel or Mary Arielle. If you have another suggestion please let me know!

I tried making a clicky poll a couple of times with no luck so hopefully this way is fine =(

brightning

In my mind, Ariel is pronounced "AIR-e-ull" (emphasis on the first syllable)and Arielle is pronounced "Air-e-ELLE" (emphasis on the last syllable). Does this help your spelling?

(Also, to make a clicky poll, make sure that you have something typed in the regular "message" part of the post as well as the poll part, if that makes sense.)

mrsekins

To me, the two are pronounced slightly differently.  So that would affect which I chose.

IMO:  Ariel= air-ee-uhl.  Arielle= ah-ree-elle.

Both would be very pretty, though.

maltwin1

To me Mary and Ariel run together a little bit and ends up sounding like Muriel. I might do something like Mary Brielle instead.

teacherjess

Yeah, two pronunciations. I teach a lot of girls named Arielle at they all pronounce it Ah-ri-elle, which is different than Ariel (think mermaid). I am not a huge fan of Mary Ariel Elizabeth...seems like a mouthful and. And Mary Arielle just looks a little strange to me. Like the juxtaposition of a very classic name and a kind of trendy name.

What about Maria to honor her? I think unless you're going to pair Mary with something classic (like Kate or Katherine or just plain Elizabeth), it's a bit weird.

thatgirlang

maltwin1:

To me Mary and Ariel run together a little bit and ends up sounding like Muriel.

I agree. They run together when said too quickly. Or.. it's too repetitive with the "airy" sound- Mary Ariel.

Ariel is very pretty though. And Mary has meaning so I like both names. Just not together.

GINBLOSSEM

thatgirlang:

maltwin1:

To me Mary and Ariel run together a little bit and ends up sounding like Muriel.

I agree. They run together when said too quickly. Or.. it's too repetitive with the "airy" sound- Mary Ariel.

Ariel is very pretty though. And Mary has meaning so I like both names. Just not together.

I have to agree with the running together...Mary Arielle doesn't run together as much.  How about Mary Elizabeth Arielle...it breaks it up a bit more.

deviedu

How about Mariel Elizabelth???Sounds like Maa ree el

I have a friend with that name and I just love it!

amyfelice

deviedu:

How about Mariel Elizabelth?  Sounds like Maa ree el

I have a friend with that name and I just love it!

this is a great idea! I agree that Mary Ariel is way too repetitive. 

Mary Arielle Elizabeth is a lot of name.

So Mariel Elizabeth sounds perfect to me.