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Meri

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English

Etymology 1

Proper noun

Meri

  1. A language of Cameroon.

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Etymology 2

Proper noun

Meri

  1. A diminutive of the female given name Merida.

Anagrams

Estonian

Etymology

From meri (sea).

Proper noun

Meri

  1. a surname

Finnish

Etymology

From meri (sea) at the end of the 19th century. The given name is also a variant of Meeri, from English Mary.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmeri/, [ˈme̞ri]
  • Rhymes: -eri
  • Syllabification(key): Me‧ri
  • Hyphenation(key): Me‧ri

Proper noun

Meri

  1. a female given name
  2. a Finnish surname from landscape

Declension

(given name):

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(surname):

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Statistics

  • Meri is the 186th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 3,325 female individuals (and as a middle name to 1,596 more), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
  • The surname Meri belongs to 249 individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
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Maori

Proper noun

Meri

  1. Mary (biblical)
  2. a female given name, equivalent to English Mary
  • Mere (more common given name form)

Marshallese

Etymology

From English Mary.

Proper noun

Meri

  1. (biblical, given name) Mary

Romanian

Etymology

From meri, plural of măr (apple tree).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Meri m

  1. a village in Drăgănești, Prahova County, Romania
  2. a village in Vedea, Teleorman County, Romania

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