Contribute your knowledge to the name Marilla

Comments and insights on the name Marilla

My name is Marilla and I met a girl from Prince Edward Island (where the book Anne of Green Gables is based) and she had several friends called Marilla. So I guess it's quite popular over there, but I'm the only person I know in the UK with this name. It was a burden when I was younger (Marilla Gorilla etc), but as I grew older, I grew into it, and I think having an unusual name is character-building (which is why I subsequently gave my daughter SIX character building names!!!)

Personal experiences with the name Marilla

My name is Marilla. I only know one other person who lives in Germany, but when you get called down to guidance... They dont have to use your last name :)
I know one Marilla in the USA, a college student in the Midwest; the name is a family name.
There is a town named Marilla in New York.

Nicknames for Marilla

Rilla, Rillz, Mar Mar, Vanilla(obvious) La La, Gorilla ;P, Mars, Marsbar, Reller, Milly, Bill, Billy, Marilli

Meanings and history of the name Marilla

In the religious sense, Marilla is another form of Mary

Famous real-life people named Marilla

• There is a famous viola player named Marilla... If you know her name, feel free to edit this :)
• Marilla Ness is a Christian recording artist in the UK. (www.marilla.com)
• There's a professor in the department of Educational Psychology at the University of Texas in Austin named Marilla Svinicki; a lawyer in San Jose, California, named Marilla Ronald; and a textile artist named Marilla Palmer in the USA.

Marilla in song, story & screen

Marilla Cuthbert, a character in L. M. Montgomery's "Anne of Green Gables" novels