Mariel
Diminutive of Maria
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Diminutive of Maria
Marigold flower; Mary’s gold
Pleasant, boundary, or marten wood
Remnants of a lake
Original meaning uncertain
Short form of Maximilian, Maxim or Maxwell
Greatest; feminine elaboration of Max
Mack’s stream
Meadow
Black; dark
Honey-associated; elaboration of Mel
Mercy; compassion
Boundary gate
Modern familiar form; sometimes from Smiley
Form related to Miles; deeper derivation uncertain
Worthy of admiration
Medieval short form of Mary
Surname descended from Murchadh, sea battle
Literary coinage; possibly myrrh or a form of Mary
At the ash tree
Familiar form of Nell or names containing nel
Heaven spelled backward
Christmas; feminine form of Noël
Probably a feminine form of Niles
Oak clearing
Ocean
Olive tree
Onyx gemstone
Opal gemstone
Surname name related to Otto
Page; servant
Pilgrim
Keeper of the park
Pearl
Stone
Pæga’s town
Friend of horses
Bright; pure
Mythical phoenix bird; its Greek root refers to dark red
Pipe player
Poppy flower
Doorkeeper
Priest’s clearing
Priest’s town
Raven bird
Red in the surname route; also the reed plant
Royal rule
Oarsman, through Rémi
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