Merry name meaning
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What does Merry mean?
Persistent and Desirable Merry largely is used in English, Swedish, Finnish, Danish and Norwegian is a girl name. Its origin is in German, Hebrew, Old English, English and Welsh, meaning of Merry is "Cheerful, Light Hearted, Mirthful, Joyous, An Abbreviation of Meredith, Happy, Great Ruler, Soul and King, Merciful, Merry or Cheerful, Jolly, Deriving from Old English Myrige = Pleasing, Agreeable, from Ancient Germanic *Murgijaz, Which Probably Originally Meant Short-Lasting".
Merry is variant of eternal and famous Mercy. Mercy is form of Mercedes in English language. Meaning of Mercy is Grace, Forbearance and Reward has its origin in English and Latin.
Merry is version of biblical and ceaseless Mary. Mary is form of Maria in English language. Also Mary is equivalent of Maria in English language. Lofty and Ever lasting Mary came from Egyptian and Hebrew, meaning of Mary is "Wished-for Child and Sea of Bitterness".
Merry is celebrated on August 29th.
How do I pronounce Merry?
Two syllabled Merry is most commonly pronounced as m(er)-ry.
Variants of Merry
Marrilee, Mary, Mercy, Marilee, Maria, Mariam, Mariamne, Mirjam, Maaria, Marielle, Mai, Mara, Marea, Adamary, Marigrace, Mercedes, Mercea, Merrie, Marilea, Maarja, Maraike, Angelamaria, Maite, Marriam, Miriam, Mamre, Marianne, Mireio, Mâria, Mariel, Marie, May, Maj, Mahra, Marajade, Tamar, Martin, Adah, Adiel, Agda, Ada, Marcedes
How popular is the name Merry?
A common name in United States with over 10266 new-borns have been given the name since 1898. When at its peak in 1948, the moniker grabbed the 455th spot and 355 baby girls were given the name.
In addition to that, the given name has been in Merry is a familiar baby name in Netherlands, during its short term of usage, the name has been to the top 300 names.
Recently in 2017, 69 babies were given Merry and it reached its peak ranking, 226 on boy names chart. There are over 161 babies that have been given the name Merry in Netherlands.
Merry is an uncommon baby name in England and Wales where it is still in use. During its 55 years of usage in France, it had made up to just the top 700 boy names.
There are over 238 babies that have been given the name Merry in France. Merry is a rare baby name in Belgium there is very thin chances of it still being given as it was last seen in 2001.
But Merry is a popular baby name in South Sudan where every 1 in 500 have the name as well as in, Indonesia, Philippines and Ethiopia. As per our findings, over 110000 people has been named Merry globally.
Year | Rank | Births |
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2023 | 9579 | 10 |
2022 | 6944 | 16 |
2021 | 6919 | 16 |
2020 | 6896 | 16 |
2019 | 6681 | 17 |
2018 | 6234 | 19 |
2017 | 7834 | 14 |
2016 | 4419 | 32 |
2015 | 5450 | 24 |
2014 | 5797 | 22 |
Facts
What numerology tells about Merry?
You have a strong attitude about many things and stand firmly behind your beliefs and opinions. Let go of your past before it ruins your future because your future is bright. Don't let the rules and restrictions you hold on to so tight? Expressing your emotions is what you are good at. Remember that you are not the only person who's struggling with something. And you are not alone as you think. You possess persistence and clarity when it comes to searching for the truth.
Other names similar to Merry, for soon-to-be-parents
- Abner - Prevalently used in Assamese and English persistent and outstanding, Abner is used as a boy name that came from Hebrew, meaning of Abner is "Father of Lights or Father of Light Father is Light". In 1910, lofty Abner ranked 480 among baby boy names in United States
- Estelle - The widely accepted and ever lasting unisex name Estelle means "Star", particulary used in Finnish and Swedish has origin in Old Persian and French
- Lilyana means Lily is mostly used in English and Slavic is originated from Old English and Latin is a baby girl name
- Marlee - Trendy Marlee came from Germanic and Old English languages is a unisex name, mostly used in Swedish and English, meaning of Marlee is "Pleasant Wood"
- Akeem - The prevailing boy name Akeem is used dominantly in English and Arabic, Akeem means "Wise or Originating from God" has origin in Hebrew and Arabic
Famous people named Merry
- Merry, Merry once again played at the Hibiya outdoors music hall on 30 July
- Merry Clayton, American soul and gospel singer and an actress
- Merry Anders, American stage, film
- Merryn Pearse in The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death as Actress
- Merry Whitney in All In as Actress
Lists having Merry
- Girl names beginning with M
- American Girl Names
- English Girl Names
- German Girl Names
- Hebrew Girl Names
- Welsh Girl Names
- Danish Girl Names
- Finnish Girl Names
- Norwegian Girl Names
- Swedish Girl Names
- Girl names that starts with Mer
- Baby Names that mean Cheerful
- Baby Names that mean Light
- Baby Names that mean Hearted
- Baby Names that mean Joyous
- Baby Names that mean Happy
- Baby Names that mean Great
- Baby Names that mean Ruler
- Baby Names that mean Soul
- Baby Names that mean King
- Baby Names that mean Merciful
- Baby Names that mean Merry
Sources
- Social Security Administration, https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/index.html
- Office for National Statistics, https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/livebirths
- Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/2540004
- Sociale Verzekeringsbank, https://statbel.fgov.be/en/themes/population/family-names-and-first-names/first-names-boys-and-girls
- Sociale Verzekeringsbank, https://www.svb.nl/nl/kindernamen/