WDYT?

lewishm04

[First a quick intro (since I don't have any posts yet!) - I joined The Knot when I was engaged, and now that my husband and I have decided on TTC beginning this summer, I have been looking around on The Bump recently!]

WDYT of the name Marielle (pronounced like Mary - Elle)? We really like it - not too common, and sounds somewhat classic. Our only problem is coming up with a MN to go with it. We can't seem to find any MN that have a good flow with Marielle. I think it needs a MN that is two syllables and the second syllable is accented (i.e. Brianne), but all the ones we come up with that follow that pattern are not my favorite! 

 

sweetep15

You might have better luck with flow if you use one or 3+ syllable names.

Marielle Ann

Marielle Elizabeth

Marielle Avery

lewishm04

Yeah, we have discussed that too. I just haven't found any one syllable names we really like. (We like Ann, actually, but our last name starts with an N, so I feel like that would sound weird altogether.)

 

As for three syllables - definitely a possibility, but our last name is 3 syllables, so it could become a mouthful. I do love how Marielle Elizabeth sounds. Not sure about the "L" sounds right together, though. We kind of nixed Marielle Elise for the same reason. 

edekker

How about...

Marielle Jane

Marielle Rae

Marielle Ione

Marielle Paisley

Marielle Fiona

Marielle Patrice

Marielle Rebecca

Marielle Charlotte

Marielle Elise 

lewishm04

Thanks for the suggestions. Out of those I do like Marielle Jane and Marielle Elise, but I don't think Jane works with our last name because it starts with an "N". Love Elise, but  the end of Marielle and the beginning of Elise sound too similar to go together, I think.

Jordan1234

edekker:

How about...

Marielle Jane

Marielle Rae

Marielle Ione

Marielle Paisley

Marielle Fiona

Marielle Patrice

Marielle Rebecca

Marielle Charlotte

Marielle Elise 

 

I love Marielle Fiona! 

cherylanddoug

ooh Marielle Patrice is lovely!

alliejo725

I really like the name Marielle, though I've never seen it spelled that way before. I've seen Muriel and Mariel---both pronounced the same.

If you're struggling with finding MNs with the right stress, maybe you could use a one syllable MN. Blythe, Fae, Grace, Jane, Rose, Joy, and Anne all sound great with Marielle.

ABColeslaw

lewishm04:

Thanks for the suggestions. Out of those I do like Marielle Jane and Marielle Elise, but I don't think Jane works with our last name because it starts with an "N". Love Elise, but  the end of Marielle and the beginning of Elise sound too similar to go together, I think.

Jane.....its cute