Merrill - name meaning, origin

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

, also used as girl's name Merrill, is pronounced MARE-ul. It is of English origin, and its meaning is "sparkling sea". From Muriel. Poet James Merrill.

Merrill has 6 variant forms: Meril, Merill, Merrel, Merrell, Merril and Meryl.

Baby names that sound like Merrill are Morrill and Morrell.

Merrill is a somewhat common first name for men (#726 out of 1220) and an even more common last name for both men and women (#892 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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