Full name for Marilee?

I once knew a girl named [name_f]Marilee[/name_f]. I thought her name was gorgeousness and often thought about it when I looked into names for various reasons. My question to all of you is, if one did not want to name her child [name_f]Marilee[/name_f], but have it as a nickname, what would [name_f]Marilee[/name_f]'s full name be? Would it be a nickname of the first name as [name_f]Gwen[/name_f] is to [name_f]Gwendolen[/name_f], or would it be a smush of the first and middle name, like [name_f]JoAnne[/name_f] is to [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] [name_f]Annabelle[/name_f]? As many ideas as you can think of is helpful, but more importantly what would you use if you didn’t want [name_f]Marilee[/name_f]'s full name to be [name_f]Marilee[/name_f]?

edit: The girl I met pronounced her name like the word merrily.

[name_f]Marielle[/name_f].

I have an aunt [name_f]Marielle[/name_f] and people have called her [name_f]Marilee[/name_f] (pronounced like [name_f]Merrily[/name_f]) on occasion.

Is it pronounced like [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_u]Lee[/name_u] or [name_f]Mara[/name_f] [name_u]Lee[/name_u]? I would just use [name_f]Mara[/name_f] [name_u]Lee[/name_u] if that is the sound you’re going for. This spelling looks nicer to me. If you wanted something longer or just don’t like [name_f]Mara[/name_f] I could see any [name_f]Mar[/name_f]- name working with middle name [name_u]Lee[/name_u] or any name that starts with the [name_u]Lee[/name_u] sounding syllable ex. [name_f]Marlene[/name_f] [name_u]Lisa[/name_u] or [name_f]Marie[/name_f] [name_f]Leila[/name_f].

You could also use any -lena or -line ending middle or something like [name_f]Natalie[/name_f].

A lot of smush possibilities for this one, but I think [name_f]Mara[/name_f] [name_u]Lee[/name_u] would be just fine.

A nickname for [name_f]Marilyn[/name_f], perhaps?

Or first name [name_f]Mary[/name_f], middle name something with an L, like [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Leora[/name_f].

Some names that easily lend to the -lee syllable:
[name_f]Lenora[/name_f], [name_f]Lenore[/name_f]
[name_f]Leona[/name_f], [name_f]Leonie[/name_f]
[name_f]Leora[/name_f]/[name_f]Liora[/name_f], [name_u]Lior[/name_u]
[name_f]Leah[/name_f]
[name_f]Lena[/name_f]
[name_f]Leta[/name_f]
[name_f]Leda[/name_f]
[name_f]Leonora[/name_f]
[name_f]Leontine[/name_f]
[name_f]Levana[/name_f]
[name_f]Leatrice[/name_f]

The girl I met pronounced her name like the word merrily.