I have two different versions:

Marilou: マリル  
Sargado: サーガド

or

Marilou: マリルー  
Sargado: サルガド

Would appreciate some advice on which Katakan best matches the names. Thanks
in advance
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Looking for some English to Katakana advice for the name Marilou
I am not sure how you pronounce your family name, but you might want to also
consider the following.

> サーガード  
>  サルガード

The most likely choice might be

> マリルー サーガード

Although slightly unfortunate, most people seems to katakanize names with the
easy way out and just prolong easy sounds instead of the harder to pronounce
sounds.
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If you are Spanish

> マリル サルガード

If you are French

> マリルー サーガド

Would be close to the original sounds, but any of them telling the difference
of Marilou マ **リ** with the **R** and **ル** with the **L**.
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It all depends on the correct pronunciation of your name, according to you.

For example if the Mari part is pronounced 'may-ree' then メアリールー would be
better. But if the Mari part is pronounced like 'marry' then マリルー is good.

I would say that サルガード is a better choice as it's closer to the way Japanese
tend to render 'r' sounds into katakana. So my suggestion is:

メアリールー・サルガード (for a 'may-ree' pronunciation) マリルー・サルガード (for a 'marry'
pronunciation)

Hope that helps.
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