WDYT of Janelle or Mariel?

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Registered: 03-28-2003
WDYT of Janelle or Mariel?
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Tue, 11-30-2004 - 8:23pm
I have a son named Vincent Jameson. I think name Janelle has a strong yet feminine sound, but my husband says it sounds like stripper name. I think he's nuts! mariel sounds like a pretty version of Mary. Thoughts?

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Registered: 12-18-2003
Thu, 12-02-2004 - 2:44pm

I like Mariel more than Janelle..dh and I considered Mariel nn Mia for our first child, but we had a boy.

Elyse

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Registered: 05-07-2003
Fri, 12-03-2004 - 12:18pm

I think Janelle is pretty - and Janelle is my mother's name, and she has always gotten compliments on it. It was unique back in 1950 when she was born, but growing up I knew a few girls around my age named Janelle (I'm 32). Some people have called her Jan, or Nell, and when she was little her grandma would yell at people who called her "nelly belly" (her grandmother was the one who named her).

And I also think Mariel is pretty...Isn't that the name of one of those angels? Like Gabriel and Ariel...? I was considering for my daughter last year but opted for something else.

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