Merna - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Merna \m(e)-rna, mer-na\ is a variant of Myrna (Irish, Gaelic), and the meaning of Merna is "beloved".

The baby name Merna sounds like Marna, Merona, Morna, Murna, Mirna and Meirna. Other similar baby names are Mera, Berna, Ferna, Meena, Merla, Mena and Verna.

Merna is a somewhat common first name for women (#2580 out of 4276) and also a somewhat common last name for both men and women (#50427 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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