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Meriel

Pronunciation
[Me-ri-al]
Gender
Female
Meaning
Variant Of Muriel Shining Sea.
Origin
English

Meriel Popularity Snapshot

Across the entire US Social Security Administration record (1880–2024), 376 baby girls have been named Meriel. The name peaked in 1934 with 15 US births that year (rank #2146).

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6-Letter Names Starting with M

Names with Meriel's exact length and starting letter: Maahes, Mabina, Macala, Macawi, Maccus.

Quick Facts About Meriel

5,642
English baby names in our dictionary
2,251
English female names
379
6-letter M-names in our dictionary
777
M-female names total
Not in registry
US SSA records — name appears fewer than 5 times in any year

Variant Forms

NameMeaningGenderOrigin
Meri Mirthful: Joyous. Also An Abbreviation Of Meredith. Female English
Merial Sea-Bright Female English
Merle Blackbird Male French
Merrill Shining Sea. Male English
Meryl Myrrh Female Arabic

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