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Merrie

What does Merrie mean?

Merrie Pronunciation of Merrie as a girls' name is of Old English origin, and the name Merrie means "joyful". Merrie is an alternate spelling of Merry (Old English): also form of Meredith and Mercy.

STARTS/ENDS WITH Mer-, -rie

ASSOCIATED WITH old english, joyful

Variations

VARIANTS Merri, Merree

OTHER FORMS VIA MERRY Marrilee, Merrielle, Merrile, Merrilee, Merrili, Merrily, Merryn

CREATIVE FORMS
(female)

(male)


MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Merrie Aitana (M.A.), ..

How popular is Merrie?

Merrie is a somewhat popular first name for females (#3067 out of 4276, Top 72%) but a rare last name for both adults and children. (2000 U.S. CENSUS)

Merrie was first listed in 1940-1949 and reached its peak rank of #1087 in the U.S. in the 1950s, but is not ranked currently. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Merrie name in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Merrie outside U.S.

Which version is better?

Popular variation forms of Merrie ranked in the Top 2000 are Merri, Merrilee, Merrily and Merry. Other variants, like Merrili, are seldom used. These forms of Merrie were favored as birth names during the years 1940-1949, but now, the version Merry has gone out of style.



Top 2000 baby names ranking of Merrie, Merri, Merrilee, Merrily, Merry in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Merrie and related baby names outside U.S.

Similar Names

Merrie is alike in pronunciation to Mairi, Maree, Mari, Maria, Marie, Marra, Maurie, Mayria, Meara, Meera, Meerah, Meira, Mera, Merah, Mireio, Miri, Mirra, Moraia, Moria and Myree. Other recommended sound-alike names are Arrie, Bernie, Berrte (see Bertha), Bertie, Carrie, Cherrie, Corrie, Derrin, Derrine, Gerie, Gerrie, Gertie, Harrie, Henrie, Jerri, Kerrie, Kerril, Korrie, Lorrie, Maire, Marcie, Mare, Margie, Marjie, Markie, Marlie, Marnie, Marris, Martie, Maure, Medie, Mellie, Mercia, Mercie, Meriel, Merle, Merline, Merridie, Merril, Merryl, Mertice, Mertle, Mirtie, Moire, Muire, Perri, Perrie, Sherrie, Terie, Terree, Terri, Terrie, Terrin, Terrye and Torrie. These names tend to be less commonly used than Merrie.

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