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I have a dear friend named Mary Ann and would like to honor her. However I have 2 sisters-in-law named Mary along with a niece (though only one who goes by Mary.), so I would prefer to not use Mary Ann or even Marianne. We're thinking of Mariana, however we prefer the Spanish pronunciation (mahr-ree-ah-na, not mare-ee-anna or mare-ee-ahna). I'd like to gauge how likely it is that I'd get that pronunciation - otherwise we might use Marian or Marianne as a middle name.