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 [ 2 syll. mer-ril(l), me-rri-ll ] The boy name Merrill is sometimes used as a girl name. Its pronunciation is MEHRahL KEY. Merrill is an English name of Old French and Celtic origin. From Old French and Celtic roots, its meaning is sea-bright. From the elements 'muir' meaning sea ; 'geal' meaning bright. The frirst name is derived from the English surname, which is itself from the first name Muriel. Meriel (English), Merill (English), Merle (English), Merrel (English), and Merri (French) are variants of Merrill. Merrill is a variant of the name Merle (English). Other forms of Merrill include the variant spellings Meril (English), Merrell (English), Merril (English), and Meryl (English and French). See also the related form, Muriel (English, French, German, and Irish). Merrill is rare as a baby name for boys. At the modest peak of its usage in 1915, 0.030% of baby boys were given the name Merrill. It ranked at #326 then. The baby name has since suffered a marked loss in popularity, and is currently of irregular use. Out of all boy names in its group, Merrill was nonetheless the most widely used in 2008. Merrill has in the past century been mostly given to boys. Baby names that sound like Merrill include Meril (English), Merill (English), Merrell (English), Meryl (English and French), Marley (English), Marlo (English), Marlow (English), Marlowe (English), Marly (English), Meriel (English), Merlo (English), Merrel (English), Merril (English), Morell (English), Morley (English), Morrell (English), Merel (Dutch), Merle (English), and Maurilio (Italian). KEY: Pronunciation for Merrill: M as in "me (M.IY)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)"   |
