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Martella
Just popped into my head. What do you think of Martella? Too close to Nutella? "What matters most is how well you walk through the fire." -Charles Bukowski
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Never mind Nutella, I can't get past the fact that "martello" is hammer in Italian.
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Where you are, no doubt it's just another blended name.But in South Africa a teenage boy is about to be sentenced, having been found guilty of murdering an elderly married couple and murdering and also raping their young teenage daughter Marthella (ignore the -h-. It isn't pronounced.); the boy had lived in their home like a son. So it just seems totally sad to me, worlds away from cheerful Nutella.
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I immediately thought of Nutella when I saw Martella in the subject line, so, yeah, it might be. There are a number of similar names that wouldn't have the same problem: Marcella, Marlena, Marina, Martina, Mariella, Mariel. Even Marvel or Marvella, I guess, though I'd rather be Martella.
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I've met a number of African American boys named Martell; that's what it reminds me of. I don't love it but it's fine. Recognizable elements (Mar-, -ella), logical sort of construction. I wouldn't be surprised to see it in real life. On the subject of interesting Mar- names, I've met a Marvia and a Marveline before.
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Reminds me of Martell and Marcella, but not Nutella. I think it's pretty good. Not something I'd use, but still good.
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I was thinking hammer, like Charles Martel, martillo in Spanish. I suppose it could be too close to Nutella for some. Maybe if you wanted to honor a grandfather who was in construction?
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Funny you say that, because my grandfather WAS a construction worker.
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Maybe that's why it popped into your head.
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My first thought reading it, before I even clicked on the link, was of Nutella. Then, I thought of a feminine form of Martin. Then, I said it out loud, and it reminded me of the word "cartel," specifically as in drug cartel. :\
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I didn't think of Nutella. I thought of Marcella and Martin, and then of the surname Martell + a. It's nice sounding and likeable, but it does kind of makes me go - "what is that supposed to be??"
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I didn't think of Nutella at all.My first thought was Marcella.
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Ditto. I quite like Marcella.But now I'll think of Nutella, or a terrible combination of marmite and nutella = Martella. Oh gross.
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Like Nutella you buy at Wal-Mart. Nutella is so gross, btw.
I do like Martina.
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I tried to like Nutella, but I just can't. It's got that in-between chocolate and nut flavor, and it's gross.
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I think it's geared to European tastes rather than American.I don't dislike the flavor of Nutella, it's just that I can't really acclimate myself to the idea of spreading chocolate on bread, so I never buy it, and that's probably because I'm an American.For what it's worth, my American sister loves Nutella.
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I tried it on either pancakes or waffles, I forget which. It was so sticky and sickly sweet it grossed me out. I know some people put it on ice cream, but it was way sweeter than hot fudge sauce. IHOP offers crepes with Nutella and bananas.
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Adding myself to this short list of people who don't find it very delicious. It's mostly sweetened palm oil anyway. How do you say "Nutella" ?? Is it Noo-tella, like NuTone or nutrition? Is it NUT-ella, like a girly nut? Either way, it isn't a great name for the product IMO.
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WHATEverything I know is a lie!!In Australia, the UK, South Africa it is definitely nuh-tell-uh, because it's from a NUT. (Or something.) Or no one has ever corrected me.
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I say"Noo-tella".I've never eaten it though.
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I say nuh-TELL-uh, but I'm probably wrong.
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Nutella didn't occur to me when I saw your heading, so I don't think it's too close to Nutella.I kind of like it, because it has a sophisticated air, but it also seems foreign to me, like it's German, which makes it hard to relate to.
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seems Italian to me, if anythingIn facto, martello is Italian for hammer.
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