Which spelling?

marchbride32407

I post on here from time to time because I love getting opinions. I believe the board has swayed me from Reagan, although it's still a possibility. We probably won't finalize the name until she's born, knowing us. I'm a perfectionist and enjoy the process. However, right now we are looking at Marin/Maren. Which do you prefer and which is more obvious on the pronunciation? (beginning should be prounounced like Mary). And what are your opinions on the name? MN will most likely be Sara after my grandmother who just passed away.

Marin Sara

Maren Sara

daenikoffre

I think Marin sounds and looks prettier. "Ma-rin" Whereas I'd pronounce Maren as "Mare-in"

BethPSU

I prefer Maren, but I think either spelling is perfectly acceptable.  If I heard the name my instinct would be to spell it Maren.  A friend named her baby Maryn...yuck.

Spookster

I like the idea of it, but it mouth jumbles me..it kind of runs together. Love Maren and love Sara just not together in this case. 

Also so sorry for your loss.  

marchbride32407

BethPSU:

I prefer Maren, but I think either spelling is perfectly acceptable.  If I heard the name my instinct would be to spell it Maren.  A friend named her baby Maryn...yuck.

My husband suggested "Maryn" last night and I threw up in my mouth a little bit. Bless his heart though, he doesn't know.

BeckyS1211

I love Maren....so sorry about your Grandma.

JaysonandKristin

Living in CA, I have a difficult time making an unbiased call on this one.

Marin is pronounced Muh-rin  (it's a county in CA)

and

Maren is pronounced Mare-in

I like Maren better. 

CocoBrynne

I much prefer it spelled Marin, I think it looks nicer. Maren is too close to Mare which is a female horse.

noodles922

We are using Maren Elisabet but it depends on how you plan on pronouncing it. FI is danish and so we are using the traditional danish spelling and pronounciation. If you are pronouncing it mar-in then I would  go with the Marin spelling but Maren seems more intuitive to me. Marin looks like marine without the e everytime I look at it.

Bubbalub

JaysonandKristin:

Living in CA, I have a difficult time making an unbiased call on this one.

Marin is pronounced Muh-rin  (it's a county in CA)

and

Maren is pronounced Mare-in

I like Maren better. 

 

That's exactly what I was going to write. Go with Maren.

 

 

barnwife

I prefer the look of Maren. I actually really like this name when it is pronounced Mar-en (first syllable rhymes with car). The only person I know with this name pronounces it this way.

The name Marah (first syllable rhymes with car) is one of my favorite girls names. It beats Maren by a small margin imo. 

jason&robin

I prefer Maren

Rach21

I prefer Maren, but either works.

monona9

I like the look of Maren better. Marin looks likw Marlin or Martin to me.

iLikeSloths

So sorry for your loss.

I prefer Maren.

HappyMrsK

I like Maren better. To me, Maren would be pronounced Mare-in, whereas Marin would be pronounced like marina, only without the a at the end, so they are different sounds to me.

I also think Maren Sara doesn't have the best flow, but if you are using the middle name to honor your grandmother I think it's fine.

msmerymac

daenikoffre:

I think Marin sounds and looks prettier. "Ma-rin" Whereas I'd pronounce Maren as "Mare-in"

 

I pronounce both Mare-in. I've known a Maryn and a Maren, I think. I like Maren.

AutumnBride929

I think both are fine.  Marin appeals to me more but either way, really.

newportbride715

I say them differently.

I'd say Muh-RIN , emphasizing the 2nd syllable for Marin. (Like Marin county, CA.)

Maren rhymes w/ Karen.

LJGWalker

The name is NMS, but a friend spelled it Marren, and used the middle name Rose. I just don't like Sara paired with Maren. Maybe spelling it Marren would give people a better idea of how to pronounce it.