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I like both of them a lot. I am a synaesthete and funnily they both have very similar feel to me in terms of synaesthesia, and that was long before I realised they're actually anagrams.
Carmella is warmer and sweeter, kind of more approachable, and I like it a little more. Marcella is more down to Earth but also has a more fresh, kind of airy, crispy feel. I don't perceive is as dated. I don't know anyone named Marcella and the sound of the name itself feels rather youthful. Carmella isn't strongly associated with any age for me, though if I were to imagine a Carmella I think it would be a middle-aged woman. I like Carmel slightly more than Carmella, and I like the religious associations of them both and the botanical meaning. I also love Marcelline more than Marcella.
Sisters Carmella and Marcella would be awesome as long as they'd have some more distinctive nicknames.

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Emilia Anna, proud and doting cat mummy to Russian blue Misha.
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