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Mariella - thoughts please.

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Iris1 · 29/11/2012 22:32

So for personal reasons would love to use Muriel but really dont find i love it as a name more sentimental reasons. It means 'sparkling, shining sea' which i think is just beautiful. Ive looked at related names and came across Mariella and i think its lovely and it means 'star of the sea'.
So i guess im wondering what people think as id hate to think anyone would find it amusing, a bit too out there as its not very common. I guess its quite a mermaid like name?
Thoughts apreciated.

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BHillary · 24/07/2016 19:59

My daughter is Mariella ❤️

shirash1 · 04/12/2012 15:57

Love it!

CremeEggThief · 04/12/2012 15:41

Another vote for "Marri-Ella".

bigbluebump · 04/12/2012 15:07

Mariella is lovely - classic, feminine and very underused! And sounds good in most languages. Great choice.

GiannaK · 04/12/2012 15:01

I would say it as Marri-ella as in marriage and the girls name Ella.
Wouldn't think of the name Mary being part of it at all.

Chelvis · 04/12/2012 14:13

I love it, but when DH and I spotted it in a name book, he pronounced it Marri-Ella, whereas I thought it was Mary-ella - how does everyone pronounce it?

GiannaK · 04/12/2012 11:28

I agree, it is lovely. I have also been thinking about the name Marilena recently too, and they have a similar quality. Go for it!

CremeEggThief · 03/12/2012 16:11

Lovely name and sounds fine with Oliver and Freya. I prefer it to Marielle, but then again I far prefer Isabella and Gabriella to Isabel and Gabrielle, so I guess I like the extra syllable!

cheapandchic · 03/12/2012 16:00

i never understood matching sibling names. how silly. as soon as they have their own friends and lives and eventually leave the house...who cares what your sisters name is?

i find that so strange

sooperdooper · 03/12/2012 14:44

Love it, very pretty and not used very often, love it, good choice x

GalaxyDisaster · 03/12/2012 13:47

Thanks Larkin and Iris - I do have a bit of a bee in my bonnet about the whole thing Blush

sparkle12mar08 · 03/12/2012 11:12

I prefer Marielle, I don't like the extra syllable in Mariella, and I think Marielle goes better with Freya too.

Clawdy · 03/12/2012 11:00

Mariella was the heroine in several of the Sadlers Wells ballet books I loved as a ten-year-old. She was feisty and fun!

LarkinSky · 02/12/2012 08:40

Good post Galaxy.

Frikadellen · 01/12/2012 16:22

I dont think Freya is a issue with an Mariella to be honest I wouldn't worry there. Yes Freya is more well known but it is still a pretty feminine name so why not have another?

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Iris1 · 30/11/2012 20:57

Galaxy - I think you're right!! thanks!

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Ephiny · 30/11/2012 20:57

It's very pretty. I also like Mariel (much nicer than Muriel, but less 'frilly' than Mariella).

I think it's fine with your other children's names.

GalaxyDisaster · 30/11/2012 20:52

I think the obsession with sibling names 'going' is totally overdone tbh. My two have names which often cause a raised eyebrow together. One is Irish. One is very solid English. In their way they do go, because they are both very traditional names from their cultures, but I do get comments.

I couldn't give a stuff. Your children's names are said as a set pretty rarely in the scheme of things. Whether it flows beautifully on a Christmas card is not personally something I care about.

I think they sound perfectly fine together anyway. It not like you have an Oliver, a Freya and are now going for Rainbow Fruitshoot Wink

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Iris1 · 30/11/2012 20:34

Wow I was not expecting such a wonderful response! Im really hoping to use it now, I think the meaning is what I love most and it just seems so pretty. I think I would prefer Mari (mar-ee) as a nickname but wouldn't mind if she wanted to be ella or elle, or just always Mariella as i like using full names.

My only concern is my 2 elder dc have more common names. My Ds is Oliver, I know very common but we wanted a solid English name and loved it.
I think Oliver and Mariella would be great, all fine, only problem is my dd is Freya.
I had no idea Freya was so popular when I picked it, I never checked I just fell in love with it.
Im worried it would seem weird my 3rd child having a more 'frilly' name so to speak?
I just love all 3 names though so that makes it ok right?
Thanks for all your responses!

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BabysPointlessPocket · 30/11/2012 11:58

My S.I.L. name. Lovely Smile

LarkinSky · 30/11/2012 11:28

Mariella Frostrop, one of my favorite columnists (guardian). Only association I can think of and a positive one. I think Mariella is a great name, that holy grail of uncommon but not outlandish, say able and spell able. Good scope for nicknames. And lovely meaning. Go for it!

GalaxyDisaster · 30/11/2012 11:27

I know a Mariella. She's about 3 I guess. It's nice, a bit 'frilly' for me, but a lovely name. That's totally a personal taste thing though. For example, I prefer Isabel to Isabella.

MackerelOfFact · 30/11/2012 11:26

It's lovely, but don't ever ever ever search for Kate Nash Mariella lest you be stuck with this irritating song in your head for all of eternity.

MolotovCocktail · 30/11/2012 11:23

Oh, Mariella is beautiful - a name I wish I'd used!!

QOD · 30/11/2012 09:58

I know a Mariella, from an Italian family, 'tis lovely