66%RatingSave Gender Feminine Usage English Pronounced Pron. /ˈɹɪl.ə/ [key·simplify] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links Short form of names ending in rilla. It is short for Marilla in L. M. Montgomery's sequels to her 1908 novel Anne of Green Gables, where it belongs to a daughter of Anne. PopularityDetails Last ranked #769 in 1914 United States People think this name isRate·Details youthful informal natural refined strange simple Categories Animal Crossing characters, Anne of Green Gables characters, currently out of the US top 1000, diminutives, Nintendo characters, short forms