Meryl

Gender：
Pronounced： [ MERL, MER-əl ]
Popularity：
Usage：English

Meaning & History：

Variant of MURIEL, influenced by the spelling of the name CHERYL. A famous bearer is American actress Meryl Streep (1949-), whose real name is Mary Louise Streep.

MURIEL female English, French, Irish

Medieval English form of a Celtic name which was probably related to the Irish name MUIRGEL. The Normans brought it to England from Brittany. In the modern era it was popularized by a character from Dinah Craik's novel 'John Halifax, Gentleman' (1856).

MUIRGEL female Irish

Means "bright sea", derived from Gaelic muir "sea" and geal "bright".

CHERYL female English

Elaboration of CHERIE, perhaps influenced by BERYL. This name was not used before the 20th century.

CHERIE female English

Derived from French chérie meaning "darling". In America, Cherie came into use shortly after the variant Sherry, and has not been as common.

BERYL female English

From the English word for the clear or pale green precious stone, ultimately deriving from Sanskrit. As a given name, it first came into use in the 19th century.

Names related to Meryl：

EQUIVALENTS

ANCIENT CELTIC: Muriel

ANCIENT SCANDINAVIAN: Myrgjöl

ENGLISH: Meriel, Merla, Merle, Muriel

FRENCH: Muriel, Murielle

IRISH: Muirgel, Muirgheal, Muriel

SCOTTISH: Muireall

DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS

ENGLISH: Merletta

OTHER FORMS

ENGLISH: Beryl, Cher, Cherette, Cheri, Cherie, Cherilyn, Cherryl, Cheryl, Mariel, Merle, Merrill, Sharalyn, Sharyl, Sherill, Sherilyn, Sheryl, Sheryll