Meri

Where Meri comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Meri.

  • Vowel-ended
Meri through the years
  1. 1917
    First appearance
    #4,594 among girls with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1955
    Peak, #1,157
    74 babies named Meri, its best rank.
  3. 1974
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #2,213.
In the dictionary
  • A diminutive of the female given name Merida.
Namesakes

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