Marella
A girls’ name of Latin origin, meaning of the sea; a form of Marella or Maria.
Marella by the numbers
Marella was given to 10 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 17 babies in 1970, making it a 1970s name.
Other names that come from Maria
Like Marella, each of these traces back to Maria: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Miamine; also a form of Maria13,453 in the US (2017)
- Myamine; a modern respelling of Mia or form of Maria1,728 in the US (2017)
- Marissaof the sea; form of Maria or Maris427 in the US (2017)
- Marianoof Mars, warlike; masculine form of Maria148 in the US (2017)
- Maritzaof the sea; a form of Marina or Maria142 in the US (2017)
- Maribelof the sea and beautiful; blend of Maria and Isabel130 in the US (2017)
- Marielaof the sea; diminutive of Maria120 in the US (2017)
- Mariof the sea; a form of Mary or Maria32 in England and Wales (2025)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Marella. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Marcellaof Mars; warlike or martial228 in the US (2017)
- Mariellaof the sea; a form of Maria30 in England and Wales (2025)
- Mirellawonderful; feminine form of Mirell12 in England and Wales (2025)
- Maryellaof the sea; a blend of Mary and Ella22 in the US (2017)
- Marillastar of the sea; beloved; a form of Maria7 in the US (2017)
- Markelladedicated to mars; feminine form of Marcus7 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Marella
Names that are said the same way as Marella, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean the sea
Like Marella, each of these has the sea in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Dylanson of the sea10,158 in the US (2017)
- Kaisea672 in England and Wales (2025)
- Mariaof the sea; a form of Mary522 in England and Wales (2025)
- Marystar of the sea; beloved2,381 in the US (2017)
- Morgansea-born; great and bright2,273 in the US (2017)
- Mariahof the sea; a form of Maria1,604 in the US (2017)
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