Mariel Name Meaning & Origin
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Elmira, Mariel and Marlie are anagrams of each other; they contain the same letters.
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- Nicknames for Mariel
Mars, Mari
- Meanings and history of the name Mariel
Pet form of Mary or Marielena.
Mariel is the name of the port in Cuba that was designated by Castro for Cubans to leave the country in the late 70's. The thousands who escaped during this mass exodus are called Marielitos. The name Mariel has come to represent the journey to freedom.
- Famous real-life people named Mariel
Mariel Hemingway, American actress
Mariel Martin, dancer- Mariel in song, story & screen
"Mariel of Redwall," young adult novel by Brian Jacques
Mariel is the name the title character from the film "Muriel's Wedding" chose for herself after getting a makeover.