Genealogy Chat

Could it be Irish? The name is MARSALA

Betty

Marsala is known to me to be a wine used for making
an Italien dessert called TIRAMISU . Wonder if the christian name originates from Italy. Happy hunting says Sandra / Germany

Hi Sandra,

Very interesting, never heard of that before!!

Marsala's parents were Irish so I just wondered if it did come from Ireland. I don't have anyone from Italy in my family at all but you never know!!

Betty

Hi.
There's also a place called Marsala in Sicily. Doesn't answer your question, though. Fascinating name.

Regards,
Jackie

Just asked Irish partner.

He has never heard of it as being Irish.

Gerri x

Thanks everyone I just wondered if anyone had heard of it as a name before, its usually mistranscibed in censuses to Marsella.

Betty.

Marsella sounds more like it, I knew a girl at school called Marcelle, which I always thought sounded a bit French.

Tracey

Betty,

There's also Marcella. Which one is she?

Rose

Hi Portland Rose,

I am not looking for a lookup or anything just wandered where the name came from, there are all differnt spelling for her name in Scottish census and on her marriage certificate too.

I just wondered if anyone had heard of the
name.

Betty

Hi Betty,

have not forgotten about you but a lot happening here, my cousins sil is called marcella a few around here also mercedes girls name here.
Betty.

Thanks Innisfree,

Glad to hear someone from Ireland have that name as my MARSALA , her parents did come from Ireland.

Funny thing though in the 1881 scottish census her name was ----wait for it
Mueella

Betty

Marsali is Scottish Gaelic, usually said to translate to English as Marjory,

Jane

Hi Jane,

I don't know any Gaelic except Ciamar a tha thu, I do remember having to sing songs in Gaelic at school, we did it parrot fashion, we didn't even know what we were singing about.

Betty

Marcella is certainly an Irish name.

Christine

Hi Betty

I have a freind and her name is Marjella her mother was Irish and named her children after saints.
Just another thought

Lynne

Hi Lynne,

I have never heard of a saint Marjella before though. However you live and learn!!

Betty

Betty Boo,
that name comes into my tree via a marraige and I have been told its Irish.
Mine is in the Watson family.

Hi Michael,

I know this MARSALA's parents came from Ireland but I just never heard the name before and wondered if it was a common name in Ireland and maybe the parents had called her after a parent or relative..

Betty

Hi
Just thought I would throw my two bobs worth in, I work with a Marcella and she comes from Brazil. Not that this helps much, sorry

Regards
Amber