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femaleMerry - Name Meaning and Origin


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The girl's name Merry \m(er)-ry\ is pronounced MARE-ee. It is of Old English origin, and its meaning is "joyful, lighthearted". Also variant of Meredith and Mercy; homonym of Mary. Merryn was the name of a seventh-century Irish saint.

Merry has 12 variant forms: Marrilee, Marylea, Marylee, Merree, Merri, Merrie, Merrielle, Merrile, Merrilee, Merrili, Merrily and Merryn.

Baby names that sound like Merry are Meera, Mera, Marra, Merah, Maery, Meara, Meira and Mirra.

Merry is a popular 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 Merry. Click here to compare Merry with related baby names.

United States Top 1000 rankings for: Merry
Canada (BC), England and Wales, Ireland, Scotland, Sweden, Australia (NSW) Top 100 rankings for: Merry

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