Marilla

name

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Proper Noun
  1. 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."

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"Marilla had problems with her lungs."

Etymology

An American fanciful variant of Maria.

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