How do you pronounce Maren?

iVillage Member
Registered: 04-08-2003
How do you pronounce Maren?
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Thu, 05-05-2005 - 11:53pm

How do you pronounce Maren?



  • Mair-en - rhymes with Karen
  • Mah-ren-
  • Maa-ren - a as in apple


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iVillage Member
Registered: 01-22-2005
Fri, 05-06-2005 - 9:11am

I voted for Maa-ren - a as in apple. I also pronounce Karen with the a in apple, though, so the two names rhyme for me. I live in the Boston area where our vowels are a bit different from other parts of the country.

Alison

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Registered: 06-17-2003
Fri, 05-06-2005 - 10:10am

This name is one of my top three contenders right now ... interesting to see it listed here because I rarely hear it. Ten years ago a friend of a friend had this name and I never forgot it. Just curious -- have you ever heard the name "Mairead" (sounds like karen with a "d" instead of "n" ending) and what do you think of that name?

Kellye edd 9/22

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Registered: 08-01-2003
Fri, 05-06-2005 - 2:11pm
My Sis in Law is Maren. She was born in Germany. We call her Mair-en (as in Karen) here in Canada but her mother and other german relatives always said Mah-ren.
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