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[ 2 syll. me-rah, mer-ah ] The baby girl name Merah is pronounced MEH-Raa- †. Merah has its origins in the Hebrew and Malay languages. It is used largely in the African and Swahili languages. From Malay roots, its meaning is 'red-haired'.
In addition, Merah is a variation (African and Swahili) of Mary (English).
See also the related categories, swahili and red.
Merah is not frequently used as a baby girl name. It is not listed in the top 1000. In 2018, out of the family of girl names directly linked to Merah, Mary was the most popular.
Baby names that sound like Merah include Maarii, Maarja, Maeri, Maharai, Mahir, Mahire, Mahri, Maire, Mairi, Manar, Manarr, Manarre, Marae, Marah, Maree, Marei, Marey, Mari, Maria, and Marie.
† English pronunciation for Merah: M as in "me (M.IY)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)"