Marilyn

Pronunciation: MAR-ə-lin (key)

Names related to Marilyn: Marilynn, Marylyn, Marlyn

Modern compound name composed of the names Mary and Lynn (lake).

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Personal experiences with the name Marilyn: | Edit: 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).
Nicknames for Marilyn: | Edit: Lynne, Mimi, Mar, Mari, Malaryn, Mal, Mal-Mal, Mally,
Meanings and history of the name Marilyn: | Edit: Share what you know!
Famous real-life people named Marilyn: | Edit: 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
Marilyn in song, story & screen: | Edit: 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