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Does anyone know where this christian name comes f

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liquidamber¨°o.O

liquidamber¨°o.O Report 21 Jul 2008 14:25

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

♥Betty Boo from Dundee♥

♥Betty Boo from Dundee♥ Report 21 Jul 2008 13:17

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

Phyllis

Phyllis Report 20 Jul 2008 20:10

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

♥Betty Boo from Dundee♥

♥Betty Boo from Dundee♥ Report 20 Jul 2008 18:46

Hi Lynne,

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

Betty

Lynne

Lynne Report 20 Jul 2008 17:50

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

ChristineinPortugal

ChristineinPortugal Report 19 Jul 2008 23:11

Marcella is certainly an Irish name.

Christine

♥Betty Boo from Dundee♥

♥Betty Boo from Dundee♥ Report 19 Jul 2008 22:25

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

Jane in the Highlands

Jane in the Highlands Report 19 Jul 2008 22:13

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

Jane

♥Betty Boo from Dundee♥

♥Betty Boo from Dundee♥ Report 19 Jul 2008 22:11

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

Thistledown

Thistledown Report 19 Jul 2008 22:06


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.

♥Betty Boo from Dundee♥

♥Betty Boo from Dundee♥ Report 19 Jul 2008 21:56

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

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Click ADD REPLY button - not this link! Report 19 Jul 2008 21:51

Betty,

There's also Marcella. Which one is she?

Rose

Tracey

Tracey Report 19 Jul 2008 21:22

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

Tracey

♥Betty Boo from Dundee♥

♥Betty Boo from Dundee♥ Report 19 Jul 2008 21:09

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

Betty.

MrsBucketBouquet

MrsBucketBouquet Report 19 Jul 2008 21:05

Just asked Irish partner.

He has never heard of it as being Irish.

Gerri x

Jacqueline

Jacqueline Report 19 Jul 2008 20:48

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

Regards,
Jackie

♥Betty Boo from Dundee♥

♥Betty Boo from Dundee♥ Report 19 Jul 2008 20:43

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

Sandra

Sandra Report 19 Jul 2008 20:34

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

♥Betty Boo from Dundee♥

♥Betty Boo from Dundee♥ Report 19 Jul 2008 20:25

Could it be Irish? The name is MARSALA

Betty