Given name

Merili

Merili is a feminine given name, possibly from English. It is used in Estonian.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Merili possibly comes from English.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

In Estonian usage, Merili developed from Muriel.

Merili’s family of names

In Estonian usage, Merili developed from the English form Muriel.

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Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.

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Spellings & scripts 1

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Across languages 1

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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English

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Old High German

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English

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Sibling ideas

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