Marnie
[ˈmɑːrni]Meaning
feminine given name, sometimes derived from Marina
Background Story
Marnie is a feminine given name, sometimes derived from Marina. It has also been used in English as a diminutive of names beginning with Mar, including Margaret and its Scottish variant Marjorie, as well as Mary and its variants Marian and Marion. The related spelling Marni is either a variant of Marnie or an independent Hebrew name meaning "rejoice", and is also in use as a Danish and Faroese unisex variant. Awareness of the name in the English-speaking world grew with the 1961 crime novel Marnie by Winston Graham and the 1964 film Marnie directed by Alfred Hitchcock.
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