Marilla

English

Etymology

An American fanciful variant of Maria.

Proper noun

Marilla

  1. A female given name from Hebrew.
    • 1921, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Rilla of Ingleside, Echo Library, published 2006, →ISBN, page 12:
      She had been named after Aunt Marilla of Green Gables, but Aunt Marilla had died before Rilla was old enough to know her very well, and Rilla detested the name as being horribly old-fashioned and prim.

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Finnish

Proper noun

Marilla

  1. adessive singular of Mari

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