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I actually like both spellings, however, I prefer Marielle because the stress is more on the 'elle' ending while Mariel can be pronounced similar to Muriel which I don't especially care for. In addition, I've heard people pronounce Mariel three different ways so again, Marielle looks less problematic. I agree with you that MAR is much nicer and I think it would be worth the effort to get people to pronounce it that way. Who knows if it would take?

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Thank you for your suggestions. Marielle Noémi and Marielle Valentine are just gorgeous. I'm with you on the repetitiveness of MariELLE ELisabeth. I do like the French spelling much more than Elizabeth. It's a reliable option if not an exciting one, lol.

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