on the merits

based on the qualities of someone or something, or on the facts of a situation The mayor makes job appointments only on the merits.

Usage notes: used especially in legal decisions: His pardon was granted solely on the merits.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Natalius	-	Late Roman
Livia (1)	LEE-vyah (Italian)	Italian, Romanian, Ancient Roman
Dorotea	do-ro-TE-ah (Italian, Spanish), DO-ro-te-ah (Finnish)	Italian, Spanish, Swedish, Finnish, Croatian
Mona (3)	-	Arabic
Thandiwe	-	Southern African, Xhosa
Frane	-	Croatian