Marilla
Latin
"shining sea"Marilla Origin and Meaning
The name Marilla is girl's name of Latin origin meaning "shining sea".
Marilla is a names that's familiar via its resemblance to Mary and variations, but also distinctive: It hasn't been on the Top 1000 since the 1800s and was given to only nine baby girls last year. Delicate and sweet, which began life as a short form of the flower name Amaryllis. Marilla Cuthbert was a character in L. M. Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables.
Not heard much since the 1880s, Marilla could make a distinctive alternative to Marissa.
Not heard much since the 1880s, Marilla could make a distinctive alternative to Marissa.
Marilla Popularity
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Famous People Named Marilla
- Marilla Marks Young RickerAmerican suffragist
- Marilla Waite FreemanAmerican pioneering librarian
- Marilla GussAustralian skier
Marilla in Pop Culture
- Marilla Cuthbert and Bertha Marilla "Rilla" Blythecharacters in the "Anne of Green Gables" series
- Marilla Rowenswidow in "Elsie Verner" (1861) by Oliver Wendell Holmes
- Marilla Browncharacter on TV's "Designing Women"
- MarillaNew York, USA