Marília: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Marília – Origin: Portuguese – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: mah-REEL-yuh


Marília is a Portuguese girl's name. It appears in our list of 150+ Portuguese Baby Girl Names With Romantic Lusophone Flair.

Meaning & Origin of Marília

Origin: Portuguese.

A common claim: Refers to the sea Actually: Marília was invented as a poetic form of Maria, not from Latin mare meaning sea.

How to Pronounce Marília

Phonetic: mah-REEL-yuh   IPA: /mɐˈɾilʲɐ/

Popularity of Marília

Marília doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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