Marilla

See also: mår illa

English

Etymology

An American fanciful variant of Maria.

Proper noun

Marilla

1. A female given name from Hebrew, variant of Maria.
   • 1908 June, L[ucy] M[aud] Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables, Boston, Mass.: L[ouis] C[oues] Page & Company, published August 1909 (11th printing), →OCLC:

     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.

   • 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.

Anagrams

• Mallari, armilla

Finnish

Proper noun

Marilla

1. adessive singular of Mari

Anagrams

• armilla