Meaning and Origin
What does the name Marline mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.
User Submitted Origins
Etymology: LG. marlien marling, or D. marling marlijn, fr. D. marren to tie, prob. akin to E. moor, v., and lijn line: cf.F. merlin. See Moor (v.) Line
Etymology: F. merliner
- A small usually tarred line of 2 strands
Middle English, from Middle Low German marling, from Middle Dutch marlijn (“cord”), from marlen (“secure, fasten”), frequentative of maren (“to moor”), from Proto-Germanic *mairōną (“to moor, fasten to”), from Proto-Indo-European *mer-.
- A light cord or rope used to bind the end of a larger rope, to prevent fraying.
- Twine used similarly.