Mearl

Where Mearl comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Mearl.

Mearl through the years
  1. 1894
    First appearance
    #857 among boys with 7 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1909
    Peak, #653
    17 babies named Mearl, its best rank.
  3. 1911
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #1,740.
  4. 1912
    Mostly boys from here
    Until now more girls than boys got the name. From this year on, more boys have.
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes

No widely recognized namesakes for Mearl in Wikidata.

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