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Marlise

What does Marlise mean?

Marlise Pronunciation of Marlise as a girls' name is pronounced mar-LEESE. It is of Hebrew origin, and the meaning of Marlise is "wished-for child". From Miryam. Also compound form of Elisabeth.

STARTS WITH Mar-

ASSOCIATED WITH compound (blend)

Variations

VARIANTS Marlies, Marlis

SEE ALSO Marlisa

OTHER FORMS VIA ELISABETH, MIRYAM Elise, Mariam

CREATIVE FORMS
(female)

(male)


MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Marlise Eileen (M.E.), ..

How popular is Marlise?

Marlise is a rare given name for women. Marlise is an equivalently rare last name too for both adults and children. (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)

Which version is better?

Elisabeth (#789 THE PREVIOUS YEAR), Elise (#176), Mariam (#548) and Marlis are the popular variation forms of Marlise (OUTSIDE TOP 2000). These forms of Marlise reached the peak of their popularity a decade ago (USAGE OF 0.17%) and are almost as common today (USAGE 0.15%, 12.2%). Elise is more familiar than the rest, though Mariam has grown popular as well over time, while Elisabeth is now less common. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)



Top 2000 baby names ranking of Elisabeth, Elise, Mariam, Marlis in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Elise, Mariam outside U.S.

Similar Names

Marlise is alike in pronunciation to Marliss, Marlys and Marlyse. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Arlise, Carlie, Carline, Carlis, Carlisa, Carlise, Carlyse, Dalise, Darline, Earlie, Earline, Harlie, Karlie, Karline, Mallie, Maraline, Marcie, Marcile, Marcine, Mareisa, Margie, Margize, Marialisa, Marice, Marie, Marike, Marilis, Marilisa, Marine, Maris, Marisa, Marise, Mariske, Marisse, Marjie, Markie, Marlane, Marlee, Marleigh, Marlele, Marlene, Marlie, Marlin, Marlina, Marline, Marlinn, Marlisha, Marlissa, Marlowe, Marlyne, Marlyssa, Marnie, Marquise, Marris, Martie, Martine, Maryse, Maurise, Melise, Merline, Myrline and Talise. These names tend to be more frequently used than Marlise.

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