I love the name Karen Marie, but I don't like Karen nearly as much without the Marie. Even though I was born Karen Marie O'Connor, in my very late teens, I married a man whose last name was Shelton. It seemed to work well with Karen Marie. read more
Carrick, if you're wanting ideas about changing your name, you may want to start a new thread, either under Personal Experiences or the Name Ideas and Dilemmas sub-forum (I know the latter says"Baby Names" but it's actually often used for this kind of question, too). read more