Maryla as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Maryla

What is the meaning of the name Maryla ?

The baby name Maryla is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /maˈrɨla/ (Polish); anglicized: /məˈriːlə/ — "mah-REE-lah".

Maryla is Polish in Origin.

Maryla is a Polish diminutive-turned-given name derived from Maria, which comes from Hebrew Miryam via Greek Mariam/Maria and Latin Maria. The form gained currency in 19th‑century Poland, helped by Romantic literature; Adam Mickiewicz referred to his youthful love Maryla Wereszczakówna, cementing the name’s literary aura. It remains familiar in Poland and the Polish diaspora, with modern visibility through figures such as singer Maryla Rodowicz.

The meaning follows Miryam’s debated etymology: interpretations include “beloved,” “wished‑for child,” “bitterness/sea of bitterness,” or “drop of the sea,” later linked to the devotional title “star of the sea.” Variants and related forms include Marylia (rare), the affectionate Marylka, and wider cognates Maria, Mary, Marie, Mariya, and Polish Maryja and Marysia. Maryla offers a vintage, lyrical alternative to Maria - recognizably traditional yet distinctly Polish.