Baby name

STABLE UNISEX · BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE
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Marilza

/mah · REEL · zah/


“Unknown”

Brazilian elaboration of Maria with the suffix -lza, a construction typical of mid-20th century Portuguese naming fashion in Brazil.

mari

strongwarm

How it ages.

Hyper-specific to mid-century Brazil; sounds vintage even there.

The cultural moment.

Peak use in Brazil in the 1940s-60s; essentially out of circulation for new births.