Given name & surname

Mered

“rebellion”

Mered is used as a given name and a surname.

Original Hebrewמרד

Meaning & origin

What it means

As a biblical name, Mered means “rebellion.”

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Where it comes from

Mered is a biblical name from Hebrew.

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How it developed

From the Hebrew verb marad (מרד), “to rebel.”

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In the Bible

In the Bible, the name Mered appears in 1 Chronicles 4:17.

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See also 3

Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.

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Sibling ideas

Names that share Mered’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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