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What does Merel mean?
Merel as a girls' name is an English name, and the meaning of the name Merel is "shining sea". Merel is an alternate form of Meryl (English): form of Muriel via Meriel.
Variations
VARIANTS Meryll, Meryle, Merryl, Merrill, Merril, Merrell, Merrall, Meral, Maryl
RELATIONS VIA MERYL Merla, Merlyn, Mirla, Myrla
CREATIVE FORMS(female) Meren, ..
(male) Merley, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Merel Emmie (M.E.), ..
How popular is Merel?
Merel is an unusual first name for females but a somewhat prominent last name for both adults and children (#93427 out of 150436, Top 62%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Which version is better?
Popular alternative forms of Merel (OUTSIDE TOP 2000) are Merlyn, Merrill and Meryl. Other variants, like Mirla, are seldom used. Adoption of these forms of Merel reached its highest 7 decades ago. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Similar Names
Merel is pronounced similarly to Marell, Marelle, Marial, Mariel▼, Merial, Meriel, Merielle, Merill, Meriol, Merrile, Mirell, Mirelle, Murial, Muriel▼ and Myrelle. Other recommended sound-alike names are Aeriel, Aurel, Averel, Carel, Darel, Jeriel, Jewel▼, Karel, Lorel, Mabel▼, Madel, Mare, Maree, Maren▲, Marvel▼, Medea, Megen, Mekea, Mel, Mera, Merah, Merced, Mercer, Mercey, Merci, Mercy▲, Meribel, Meridel, Meris, Merl, Merle▼, Merna, Merola, Merree, Merri, Merry▼, Mersey, Mertle, Morela, Myree, Neel, Orel and Sorel. These names tend to be more commonly used than Merel.
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