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I always thought it might be a contraction for Marilyn or Marilynn, but the placing of the apostrophe suggests that it replaces a letter between the "M" and the "L" in standard English. Since all names are not exclusively of English origin the English rules may not apply. I grew up near a City called Anaheim, it was constantly misspelled and/or mispronounced. Rules of Spelling/Pronunciation do not apply to a Personal Noun, but people followed the rule of two vowels together is pronounced as the first vowel. It is pronounced "ANAHIME" not "ANAHEEM" . For spelling, the I before e except after c....but that also does not apply to a personal noun....gosh....I'm an English Teacher! Lol