I too firstly thought of soapie Days of our Lives character Marlena but then a friend of mine has a DD named Hope and she said she did get the rare comment did she name her after a soapie character (which she didn't) BUT after sometime she wasn't bothered by it ... hey Marlena & Hope's actress's that play them are just both so gorgeous
I do like the name Marlena but sorry to say as i do think Marlena does at first glance look very similar to Marieke.
Could you change the spelling ... like Melina ?
(I love you have a DD Elyse as my DD's middle name is Elise after her Auntie Elise, very pretty name )
I love the name Marlena - to me it it conjures up images of hollywood glamour. I do remember Marlena in DOOL but that's okay, she was lovely. And no, I don't think it is too similiar to Marieke.
Thanks for the feedback ladies! I suggested it to DH and he's withholding judgment at this point. We'll add it to our list anyways.
By the way, since I live in Canada, Marlena would be pronounced with the R sound, so Malena isn't the same thing.
I'll keep brainstorming, so hopefully we end up with 3 or 4 good options by the end, and can settle on something good when this little bean makes an appearance.
Or, maybe SneakySparkle will be right, and it'll be a blue one! Not holding my breath....
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