Mariella - thoughts please.

[Iris1]

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.

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!

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!

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?

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.

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

Another vote for "Marri-Ella".

Love it!

My daughter is Mariella ❤️