Merrill - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's and girl's name Merrill \m(e)-rri-ll\. Variant of Meryl (Irish, Gaelic) "shining sea". An anglicized spelling of the name. Humorist Merrill Markoe.

Merrill has 4 variant forms: Merill, Merrall, Merril and Meryl.

For more information, see also related names Meriel and Muriel.

Baby names that sound like Merrill are Merrily, Merrili, Merrile and Merrell.

Merrill is an uncommon female first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Merrill. Click here to compare Merrill with related baby names.