Marlena

HappyMrsK

What do you think about this girl name? 

I like it, but I don't know that I like it enough to use it myself.

 

Also, how would you pronounce it? Mar-Lee-na or Mar-Lay-na?

I like both pronunciations.  

WashingtonQueen

I would say Mar-Lee-na. I love the NN Lena.

apc1929

I pronounce it Mar- lay-na    I do like it     I seem to like a lot of "M" names lately

Margot, Marion, Maren, Maeve, Moira

Mochadoodle

It's NMS, but it's fine. I would pronounce it more like mahr-LE-nah. Just as they do in the movie "Water for Elephants". Love that movie!

michellejrdh-2

My coworker pronouncer her name marLAYna :

Helenahhandbasket

Mar-lay-nah.

I love it.  It's my cousin's name, and we call her Lainey as a NN.

BulgariHeart

Like it! I pronounce it mar-leh-na, as in jay leh-no. It's very feminine.  

thetheisens

Mar-Lay-Nah. I like it.

etoussa

nms. I prefer Marlene.

firewife9278

I have a cousin named Marlina. (mar-lee-na). I like it! She's in her mid-20's and she's a dentist. It's always suited her.

Empireceo

I say Mar-LAY-nah.  I love this name but DH vetoed it.

sunlavender

I like it.  I would pronounce it Mar-Lee-na.

amberrrjade

If I'm having a girl (fingers crossed), that is the name we're using.

I love it and it's not even in the top 1000. We pronounce it Mar-lee-na, MILs name is Marlene.  

Amjoy25

It's Mar-lay-na to me. 

nah82

I was friends with a Marlena in highschool, Mar LAY na.  We also graduated with a Marlana, so they both always had to spell out their names a lot, but they pronounced it the same.  I think most of the moms that use it got it from the Days of Our Lives character.

coopsbaby

Mar-lay-na for me

kaswanson

On first glance I would pronounce it Mar-lay-na.  I am not a huge fan of the name, due to a bad personal experience with it... so I'm biased!  

I actually do like the name "Lena," though, which could be a good nn.   

Cat&S

Have a relative with the name, pronounced Mar Lena