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Meryl - Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Meryl

[ 2 syll. me-ryl, mer-yl ] The boy name Meryl is also used as a girl name, with the latter form being much more common. Its pronunciation is MEHRahL †. Meryl is used chiefly in the English and French languages, and its origin is Celtic. Meryl is a variant spelling of the name Merrill (English).

Meryl is not regularly used as a baby name for boys. It is not listed in the top 1000 names. In the past century Meryl has mostly been a girl name.

Baby names that sound like Meryl include Meril (English), Merill (English), Merrell (English), Merrill (English), Marlee, Marleigh, Marley (English), Marli, Marlie, Marlo (English), Marlow (English), Marlowe (English), Marly (English), Meriel (English), Merla, Merlo (English), Merrel (English), Merril (English), Morell (English), and Morley (English).

 



† Pronunciation for Meryl: 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)"


 
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