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Comments and insights on the name Marilyn

I think Marilyn is a beautiful name. I know it's out of fashion at this time, but I hope it comes back. It is too pretty to lay to rest.

I agree. I love this name.

Personal experiences with the name Marilyn

My cousin is named Marilyn after our dead grnadmother. People are always surprised that she is only eleven and has such an old name. We call her Malaryn or Mal for short. She has an older sister named Hayley Lynn. And a younger sister named Danya and a younger brother named Jimmy (James).

I know a Marilyn. She goes by Maz.

Nicknames for Marilyn

Lynne, Mimi, Mar, Mari, Malaryn, Mal, Mal-Mal, Mally, Maz, Mazza, Meryl

Meanings and history of the name Marilyn

Famous real-life people named Marilyn

Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jean Mortenson), American actress
Marilyn (born Peter Robinson), English pop singer
Marilyn Miller, Broadway actress
Marilyn Manson, metal/industrial rock band singer.
Marilyn Horne, opera singer
Marilyn Bergman, lyricist and composer
Marilyn McCoo, singer
Marilyn Hacker, poet
Marilyn French, author
Marilyn vos Savant, columnist and author
Marilynne Robinson, Pulitzer Prize winning author

Marilyn in song, story & screen

Marilyn was the only "normal" (non-monster) character on the 1960s television series "The Munsters".
Marilyn Whirlwind, Tlingit receptionist of Joel Fleischman in the 1990s TV series "Northern Exposure".
"Marilyn", opera by Lorenzo Ferrero
Marilyn's Mansion by Lower Than Atlantis