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Good name for a good storyteller, a spinner of tales

Personal experiences with the name Marlowe: | Edit

I named my daughter Marlowe and she has lived up to the "storyteller" insinuation.

Nicknames for Marlowe: | Edit

Marly

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Famous real-life people named Marlowe: | Edit

Marlowe Rivers Schwartzman, daughter of actor Jason Schwartzman
Christopher Marlowe, playwright
Marlo Thomas, actress

Marlowe in song, story & screen: | Edit

Philip Marlowe, private detective
Marlowe, the meta-narrator of Joseph Conrad's "Heart of Darkness"