Given name & surname
Marnell
“woman of the sea”
Marnell is a variant of Marni. In American use, Marni carries the interpretation “woman of the sea.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Marnell is a variant of Marni. In American use, Marni carries the interpretation “woman of the sea.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1919. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Marnell through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 277
- 32 boys · 245 girls
- Most popular year
- 1969
- 13 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2012. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 312 as a first name in 2020; 926 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Marnell’s family of names
Marnell has a related form in Marni.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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>99% girls
Marybeth
“star of the sea” · “from the sea of bitterness”
>99% girls