Marlys - Meaning of Marlys

What does Marlys mean?

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Marlys

[ 2 syll. mar-lys, ma-rl-ys ] The baby girl name Marlys is also used as a boy name, though it is far more popular for girls. It is pronounced as MAARLihS- †. Marlys has its origins in the English language and it is also used largely in English. The meaning of Marlys is 'from Magadala'.

Marlys is a form (English) of the Dutch and German Marlies.

Marlys is unusual as a baby girl name. Its usage peaked modestly in 1936 with 0.034% of baby girls being named Marlys. It was #323 in rank then. The baby name has dropped out of favor since then, and is currently used only on a very light scale. Among all girl names in its family, Marlys was nevertheless the most widely used in 2018. Marlys has primarily been a baby girl name in the last century.

Baby names that sound like Marlys include Marlis (English and German), Marlah, Marleigh, Marlies (Dutch and German), Marliese (German), Marlise (English, French, and German), Marloes (Dutch), Marlyse (English), Merla (English), Mirelys, Mirla, Morlais (Welsh), Morleigh, Myrla, Marala, Maralla, Marallah, Marela, Marella (Italian and English), and Marielys.

† Pronunciation for Marlys: M as in "me (M.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; S as in "see (S.IY)"