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Mardella
How to Pronounce Mardella
Pronounced mar-DEL-uh /mɑːrˈdɛl.ə/Medium
Meaning: Mardella reads as an early-twentieth-century American blend, most plausibly a Mar- opening from Mary or Margaret joined to the fashionable -della ending shared by Ardella and Cordella. It is an elaborated, euphonious coinage rather than a name with a single traceable root.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Mardella is a coined American girls' name appearing in United States records from around 1914. It most likely joins a Mar- opening, echoing Mary or Margaret, to the popular -della ending of its day. Its high came in the early 1930s.
It was always rare, given to only a couple dozen girls a year at its peak, and faded after the 1970s. A woman named Mardella from that time would be a grandmother or great-grandmother now. The name reads as vintage and has not returned in any measurable way.
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What does the name Mardella mean?
It is a coined American name, most likely a Mar- opening (from Mary or Margaret) with the -della ending; it has no single fixed meaning.
How do you pronounce Mardella?
It's said mar-DEL-uh /mɑːrˈdɛl.ə/, three syllables, stress on the second.
Is Mardella a boy or girl name?
Mardella is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Mardella?
It has always been rare, a coined name given to only a couple dozen girls a year at its peak.