Merrill - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Merrill \m(e)-rri-

, also used as boy's name Merrill. Variant of Meryl (Irish, Gaelic) "shining sea". An anglicised 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 a somewhat common first name for women (#3304 out of 4276) and an even more common last name for both men and women (#892 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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