Given name & surname

Marela

“of the shining sea”

Marela is a variant of Marilla. One English interpretation is “of the shining sea.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Marela is a variant of Marilla. One English interpretation is “of the shining sea.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Marela is a variant of Marilla. An origin associated with Marilla is English.

Explained through its name family

Marela’s family of names

Marela has a related form in Marilla. In Greek usage, Marela as a surname is a transliteration of Μαρέλα.

Walk Marela’s family in the name graph

MarelaΜαρέλαMarilla

Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Similar names

If you love Marela, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Nature

Marila

“of the shining sea”

No U.S. birth series

1% boys · 99% girls

Nature

Mäntylä

“pine tree”

No U.S. birth series

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Nature

Mareina

“woman of the sea”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Nature

Marína

“of the sea”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Nature

Mohallah

“resembling the unfolding of a flower”

No U.S. birth series

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Nature

Menoola

“born beneath the moon”

No U.S. birth series

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Hawaiian · Nature

Mohala

“resembling the unfolding of a flower”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Nature

Marusya

“star of the sea” · “from the sea of bitterness”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

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