Baby name

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Marly

/MAR · lee/


“Meadow near the lake”

Variant spelling of Marli or Marley; used in Brazil and occasionally in English-speaking countries as a softened form of Marlene.

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gentle

How it ages.

Feels casual and friendly; the -y spelling skews it younger.

The cultural moment.

Modest use in Brazil from the 1960s; occasional English-language use since the 2000s.