Etymology

marla

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Irish marla ← Middle English marle
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marla · noun1

  1. Middle English · derived frommarle
  2. Irish · derived frommarla
  3. English todaymarla

From Irish marla, from Middle English marle. Doublet of marl.

Marla · proper noun2

American back-formation from Marlene, first used in the 1930s.

Words from the same roots

Middle Englishmarle all →

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