Thoughts on Maribel?

Girl Names
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[name_f]My[/name_f] husband suggested the name [name_f]Maribel[/name_f] to me yesterday. It sounded really beautiful the way he said it . (He pronounced it [name_f]Mare[/name_f]-uh-belle rather than [name_f]Mary[/name_f]-bell). He suggested [name_f]Mary[/name_f] as a nickname.
When I asked where he had heard the name, he said a video game :joy:
I tend to prefer shorter girls names, while he prefers longer. For example, he loves [name_f]Cordelia[/name_f] and [name_f]Rosalina[/name_f] while I prefer the short and sweet [name_f]Cora[/name_f] and [name_f]Rose[/name_f].
Possible spellings: [name_f]Marybelle[/name_f], [name_f]Maribelle[/name_f], [name_f]Marabel[/name_f]

Thoughts?
Edit:
How would you pronounce Maribel?

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Maribel is so beautiful! It’s very pretty and sweet while also being long and elegant!

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Very pretty!

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I think [name_f]Maribel[/name_f] is lovely! (This is definitely the spelling I prefer.)

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I pronounce it marr-ih-bell and think it’s beautiful and underused! Not as crazy about it with the mair-ih-bell prn, but it’s still okay. I definitely would go with the [name_f]Maribel[/name_f] spelling.

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I completely agree with @jonquils

Maribel is a lovely name very sweet choice. I think this spelling of [name_f]Maribel[/name_f] is the prettiest just looks simple and elegant. I honestly think [name_f]Maribel[/name_f] is a great compromise as Jonquils between his love for long elegant names and your love of short sweet ones.

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Thank you!
How would you pronounce [name_f]Maribel[/name_f]?

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Thanks!
How would you pronounce [name_f]Maribel[/name_f]?

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Mare-ih-bell :blush: Same as @jonquils

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I love it! I would pronounce it [name_f]Mare[/name_f]-ih-bell. Very pretty!

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Something like [name_f]Mar[/name_f]-ih-bell.

I know too many Maribels. It’s short from María [name_f]Isabel[/name_f] here in Spain.

I think I prefer [name_f]Marabel[/name_f], [name_f]Mara[/name_f] would be a lovely nickname.

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I quite like [name_f]Maribel[/name_f]. It’s elegant yet rugged

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I adore the name, but looking at it I thought it was pronounced MAHR-ee-bell. I don’t know if that makes sense, but I thought the first sound would sound like market.

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I think [name_f]Maribel[/name_f] is lovely. It’s familiar, but different. I also like the [name_f]Maribelle[/name_f] spelling.

I’ve always read it as MAR-ih-bel.

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I pronounce it [name_f]Maribel[/name_f] in Spanish it’s pronounced [name_f]Mar[/name_f]-y-belle so I tend to pronounce it like that! I feel [name_f]Marabelle[/name_f] would be a better alternative to the spelling so confusion doesn’t happen!

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I think Maribel is lovely and I say it exactly as your husband does (or close: I say the first syllable like the beginning of ‘marry’, which will seem the same to ‘mare’ [I think] for Americans but is a little different for me). Anyway, it’s a beautiful looking and sounding name and an unexpected -bel name.

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I love [name_f]Maribel[/name_f]! It’s so pretty! I pronounce it [name_f]Mar[/name_f]-ih-belle

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I pronounce it the way your husband does. I think the way it will initially be pronounced will depend on where you live. I am a US [name_u]Berry[/name_u] and live in a state with a large Spanish speaking population so I pronounce it the way it would be pronounced in Spanish. However in the Southern US, I think you might get more of a [name_f]Mary[/name_f]-[name_u]Bell[/name_u] pronunciation the first time around.

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