Baby name
Marly
/MAR · lee/
Meaning
“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.
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.