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[ syll. mar-lee, ma-rl-ee ] The girl name Marlee is also used as a boy name, though it is far more popular for girls. It is pronounced MAARLIY- †. Marlee has its origins in the Old English and Germanic languages. It is used largely in English. From Old English roots, its meaning is 'pleasant wood'. Marlee is an English pet form of the German, Polish, and English Marlene. Marlee is the feminine equivalent of the English Marley. Marlee is rather popular as a baby girl name. The name has been growing in popularity since the 1990s. Its usage peaked modestly in 2008 with 0.043% of baby girls being named Marlee. It was #369 in rank then. Among all girl names in its family, Marlee was the most popular in 2008. Marlee was used 80% more than the next ranked name, Marlene, in that year. Marlee has primarily been a girl name in the last century. Baby names that sound like Marlee include the English Marley, the English Marlie, the name Marelle, the English MariLee, the English Marilee, the English and German Marla, the English Marlo, the name Marrilee, the English Maryl, the English and Welsh Meriel, the name Meril, the name Merilee, the English Merill, the name Merille, the English Merla, the English Merlie, the name Merrall, the name Merril, the English Merrilee, and the English Merrill.
† approx pronunciation for Marlee: M as in "me (M.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"   |
