Marli is a ♀ female name.
Marli is a short form of the names Marieluise, Marlies, Marlene or Marley… there’s no agreement on that.
Marli means for “sea of bitterness”, “drop of the sea”, “star of the sea”, “rebelliousness”, “exalted one”, “wished for child” and “famous female warrior” (from Marieluise), “God is abundance”, “God is my oath” (from Marlies), “of Magdala”, “torch”, “beautiful”, “light”, “bright” and “shining” (from Marlene) and “pleasant wood”, “boundary wood” or “marten wood” (from Marley).