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[human bean]

I love it too - prefer Marlena - and don't think it's too close to her sister's name. Good luck!!

[beetle]

I like it! Very old Hollywood (Marlene Dietrich...although you'd probably want the 'a' at the end rather than her 'e' so people pronounce it right). I like the Marlena spelling - the other way looks a bit made up. I don't watch Days of Our Lives so I didn't get the association either. Whoever this Marlena TV character is will be long gone by the time your little one is at school, etc. (although those shows do go on forever)