overheard

"Is Marlie her real name, or is it short for something like Marlissa or Marllicent?"
"It's short for mar-LAYN-ee-uh."
"What?"
"mar-LAYN-ee-uh. M-A-R-L-A-N-I-A."
"Dear God, that's a nominal atrocity."
"She knows. She hates it."
"She should. It's like her parents started out naming a daughter and ended up naming a country."