Padilla

Dutch form of Katherine, used especially in Flanders.

Derived from Middle High German glocke “bell”. It may have referred to a person who worked at or lived close to a bell tower.

Variant of Cook.

Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Leonard. A notable bearer was Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), an Italian artist and scientist of the Renaissance. He is known as the inventor of several contraptions, including flying machines, as well as the painter of the Mona Lisa. Another famous bearer was Leonardo Fibonacci, a 13th-century Italian mathematician. A more recent bearer is American actor Leonardo DiCaprio (1974-).

People with the name Marvella have a deep inner need for quiet, and a desire to understand and analyze the world they live in, and to learn the deeper truths.