Names Like Merry — Find Similar Baby Names
Merry is a 5-letter English girls' name meaning “Happy”. This page collects 126 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Macey and Macray, English cousins like Aaric and Aarika, rhyming names ending in -rry like Barry and Corry, and names sharing the “happy” concept like Agalia and Amaor.
For the full Merry profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Merry page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Merry
24 baby names that differ from Merry by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macey | 3 | Derived From Medieval Male Form Of Matthew. | French | Female |
| Macray | 3 | Son Of Grace | Scottish | Male |
| Macy | 3 | Derived From Medieval Male Form Of Matthew. | French | Female |
| Maddy | 3 | Woman From Magdala. Variant Of Madeleine. Madeleine: (English/Frenc... | French | Female |
| Madra | 3 | Mother | English | Female |
| Madre | 3 | Mother | Spanish | Female |
| Madri | 3 | Myth Name (Wife Of Pandu) | Indian | Female |
| Mady | 3 | Maiden | German | Female |
| Maeret | 3 | Little Famous One | English | Male |
| Maggy | 3 | Abbreviation Of Margaret. A Pearl. | English | Female |
| Maira | 3 | Variant Of Mary Bitter. | Scottish | Female |
| Maire | 3 | Bitter | Irish | Female |
| Mairi | 3 | Bitter | Scottish | Female |
| Maisy | 3 | Pearl. Variant Of Margaret. | English | Female |
| Majdy | 3 | Glorious | Arabic | Male |
| Mandy | 3 | Abbreviation Of Amanda Worthy Of Being Loved. | English | Female |
| Manly | 3 | From The Hero's Meadow | English | Male |
| Manny | 3 | A Form Of Emmanuel God Is With Us | Spanish | Male |
| Mar | 3 | Lord | Hebrew | Male |
| Mara | 3 | Bitter | Romanian | Female |
| Marah | 3 | Very Happy | Arabic | Male |
| Maram | 3 | Asperation | Arabic | Female |
| Marc | 3 | Form Of Mark. | French | Male |
| Marco | 3 | Warring | Spanish | Male |
More English Names
24 baby names that share Merry’s English origin.
| Name | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Aaric | Variant Of Aric Meaning Rule With Mercy. | Male |
| Aarika | "Alternate Spelling: Erika, Erica, Ericka." | Female |
| Aarshiya | Heavenly | Female |
| Aase | Tree-Covered Mountain AEGILEIF | Female |
| Aasiya | "Derived From The Arabic Verb, To Abound, And Means Abundant, Flourishing, Th... | Female |
| Aaylah | Light Bearer | Female |
| Abbigale | Female | |
| Abbot | Abbey Father | Male |
| Abbott | Abbey Father | Male |
| Abrianna | Mother Of Many Nations. | Female |
| Abriell | Variant Of Gabrielle. | Male |
| Acker | From The Oak Tree | Male |
| Ackerley | From The Oak-Tree Meadow | Male |
| Ackerman | Man Of Oak | Male |
| Ackley | Dwells At The Oak Tree Meadow | Male |
| Adalbeorht | Noble | Female |
| Adalbrechta | Noble | Female |
| Adalson | Son Of All | Male |
| Adam | Of The Red Earth | Male |
| Adda | Wealthy | Female |
| Addaneye | Lives On The Noble's Island | Male |
| Addilynn | Female | |
| Addis | Son Of Adam | Male |
| Addisen | Child Of Adam | Male |
5-Letter M-Names Like Merry
24 names that share Merry's exact length (5 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Merry's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Girls' Names — Compare to Merry
Top 12 girls' names by US births in the most recent decade (2014–2024 SSA records). Each link opens a side-by-side comparison with Merry.
Names That Rhyme with Merry
18 baby names that share Merry's last 3 letters — -rry. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barry | A Guinean Surname Meaning The Family Comes From The Peul, Fulani, O... | African | Male |
| Corry | Variant Of Cory Meaning Variously - From The Round Hill: Seething P... | Irish | Female |
| Darry | Dark | Gaelic | Male |
| Derry | Oak Grove. Surname. | Irish | Male |
| Farry | Manly | Irish | Male |
| Garry | Spear. | English | Male |
| Gerry | Flexible: Abbreviation Of Names Beginning With Ger-. See Also Jerry. | English | Male |
| Gorry | Peace From God | Irish | Male |
| Harry | Army Man | English | Male |
| Jerry | Abbreviation Of Names Beginning With Jer- See Also Gerry. | English | Male |
| Kerry | Dusky: Dark. | Irish | Female |
| Larry | Laurel | Dutch | Male |
| Murry | Lives By The Sea | Celtic | Male |
| Perry | Pear Tree | Anglo | Male |
| Rorry | Red. Sixteenth-Century Rebel Chief Rory O'more Is Celebrated In Iri... | Irish | Male |
| Terry | Abbreviation Of Teresa Which Is A Popular Saint's Name Of Uncertain... | English | Female |
| Torry | From The Craggy Hills. | Scottish | Male |
| Cherry | The Fruit-Bearing Cherry Tree. | English | Female |
Names That Start Like Merry
18 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Merry — Mer-. Good for parents who like Merry's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meri | Mirthful: Joyous. Also An Abbreviation Of Meredith. | English | Female |
| Mert | Lover Of Silence | Egyptian | Female |
| Merci | Merciful | French | Female |
| Mercy | Merciful | French | Female |
| Merla | Blackbird. | French | Female |
| Merle | Blackbird | French | Male |
| Merna | Beloved | Irish | Female |
| Merri | Mirthful: Joyous. Also An Abbreviation Of Meredith. | English | Female |
| Mersc | From The Marsh | English | Male |
| Meryl | Myrrh | Arabic | Female |
| Mercer | Merchant | French | Male |
| Mercia | From Mercia | English | Female |
| Mercie | Compassion: Forbearance. | English | Female |
| Merial | Sea-Bright | English | Female |
| Meriel | Variant Of Muriel Shining Sea. | English | Female |
| Merlin | Arthur's Tutor | Arthurian | Male |
| Merlow | From The Hill By The Lake | English | Male |
| Merlyn | Blackbird. | French | Female |