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Marilla

Marilla proper noun: a female given name from Hebrew, variant of Maria.

Proper noun

Marilla

  1. A female given name from Hebrew, variant of Maria.
    • Oh, Marilla, it was heartrending. Mr. Phillips made such a beautiful farewell speech beginning, ‘The time has come for us to part.’ It was very affecting. And he had tears in his eyes too, Marilla.1908 June, L[ucy] M[aud] Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables, Boston, Mass.: L[ouis] C[oues] Page & Company, →OCLC
    • 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.1921, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Rilla of Ingleside, Echo Library, published 2006, →ISBN, page 12

Origin of Marilla

An American fanciful variant of Maria.

Questions about Marilla

What does Marilla mean?
Marilla means a female given name from Hebrew, variant of Maria.
What part of speech is Marilla?
Marilla is a proper noun.

Words near Marilla in the dictionary

  1. Marilag
  2. Marilao
  3. Marilaque Highway
  4. marilith
  5. mariliths
  6. Marilla
  7. Marillier
  8. Marillier shot
  9. Marillier shots
  10. Marilog
  11. Marilou

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