Marlea \m(a)-rlea, mar-lea\ as a boy's name (also used as girl's name Marlea), is a variant of Marley (Old English), and the meaning of Marlea is "meadow near the lake".

The baby name Marlea sounds like Marly, Marlow, Marloe, Merle, Morley and Morlee. Other similar baby names are Harlea, Manlea and Marlen.