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Merida name meaning

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in the U.S.
in 2010
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Meaning and Origin

What does the name Merida mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.

Origin and Meaning of Merida

User Submitted Origins

Scottish
53%
Spanish
36%
Latin
7%
English
3%
Persian/Iranian
3%

User Submitted Meanings

  1. A user from California, U.S. says the name Merida is of Latin origin and means "One who has achieved a high place of honor".
  2. A user from the United Kingdom says the name Merida is of Spanish origin and means "One who has achieved a high place of honour".
  3. A user from Iran, Islamic Republic of says the name Merida is of Persian / Iranian origin and means "pearl. In Persian it means a 'chaste girl' or 'like a mother'".
  4. A submission from New Jersey, U.S. says the name Merida means "Comes from Mairead, the Scottish version of Margaret, which is derived from the Old Persian 'margarita,' meaning pearl" and is of Persian / Iranian origin.
  5. A submission from Isle of Man says the name Merida means "Follows her heart and beliefs, not scared to stand her own ground and follow her own path. Honorable and heart full of strength" and is of Scottish origin.
  6. A user from the United Kingdom says the name Merida is of English origin and means "Merida is from the middler english Merrider, meaning a merry-maker".
  7. According to a user from Israel, the name Merida is of Hebrew origin and means "Rebelion (female noun)".
  8. According to a user from Norway, the name Merida means "Brave".
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  1. The capital of the Mexican state of Yucatan
Wiktionary

Uncertain. Possibly a coinage based on Mary, or transferred from the Spanish place name Mérida.

  1. A female given name originating as a coinage.

Merida was also found in the following language(s): Cebuano

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Notable Persons Named Merida

Notable Persons Named Merida

Merida

Merida is an heir apparent.

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Notable Persons With the Last Name Merida

Notable Persons With the Last Name Merida

Merida

Merida is an heir apparent.

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Fran Mérida

Fran Mérida is a soccer player for the SD Huesca, FC Barcelona, Arsenal F.C., Real Sociedad, Atlético Madrid, S.C. Braga, Hércules CF, Clube Atlético Paranaense, Spain national under-17 football team, Spain national under-19 football team, and Spain national under-20 football team. Fran was born on March 4th, 1990 in Barcelona, Spain. Fran is also known as Mérida Pérez and Francisco.

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Saint Eulalia of Mérida

Saint Eulalia of Mérida was a saint. She holds the title Martyr. Saint was born in 290 in Mérida, Spain. She left this life in 304.

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Carlos Mérida

Carlos Mérida is an artist in the fields of painting, drawing, printmaking, and lithography. Carlos was born on December 2nd, 1891 in Guatemala City.

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Kevin Merida

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Sara Mérida

Sara Mérida is a soccer player for the RCD Espanyol (women) and Spain women's national football team. Sara was born on April 8th, 1993 in Barcelona.

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Common last names for Merida

Common first names for Merida

Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity Merida U.S.
█  White 15.10% 64.26%
█  African American 3.92% 11.96%
█  Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander 0.95% 4.85%
█  American Indian and Alaska Native 0.23% 0.69%
█  Two or More Ethnicities 0.57% 1.76%
█  Hispanic or Latino 79.23% 16.26%

Of Last Name Merida

People with the last name Merida are most frequently White or Hispanic or Latino

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Fun Facts about the name Merida

  • What name lists does Merida rank for?
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  • How Popular is the name Merida? Merida is the 10,220th most popular name of all time. As a last name Merida was the 7,536th most popular name in 2010.
  • How many people with the first name Merida have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2019, the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,106 babies born with the first name Merida in the United States. That's more than enough people named Merida to occupy the territory of Niue (New Zealand) with an estimated population of 1,000 (as of July 1, 2012).
  • What year were 5 or more babies first named Merida? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1880 when it was given as a first name to 5 new born babies.
  • When was Merida first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Merida is Sunday, October 25th, 1874.
  • What year had the most people named Merida born? The highest recorded use of the first name Merida was in 2017 with a total of 116 babies.
  • Random Merida Factoid: According to the 2017 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Merida is not a popular baby girl's name in Colorado. Imagine that, only 6 babies in Colorado have the same name in 2017.
  • Weird things about the name Merida: The name spelled backwards is Adirem. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Idmaer. How do you pronounce that?
  • How many people have the last name Merida? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 4,411 people with the last name Merida.
  • How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Merida? If you manage to meet 100,000 people in your life, chances are that 2 of them will have Merida as their last name.
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