Merida
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English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Uncertain. Possibly a coinage based on Mary, or transferred from the Spanish place name Mérida.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Merida
- A female given name originating as a coinage.
- 1920, Reports of civil and criminal cases decided by the Court of Appeals of Kentucky, page 460:
- The defendants, Leonard Morgan, Felix Forman, William Poe, Steve Forman and Jim Hatchett Baker, Merida Smith, Tine Williams and Bud Tegarden, composed the Poe crowd […]
- 1951, Albert Ross Hogue, Mark Twain's Obedstown and Knobs of Tennessee: A History of Jamestown and Fentress County, Tennessee, page 79:
- Rachel Atkinson. […] Merida Smith. […] Nellie Myers.
- 2012, various authors, Brave (film), Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios:
- QUEEN ELINOR — Merida, a princess does not place her weapons on the table.
See also[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Merida (plural Meridas)
Statistics[edit]
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Merida is the 7536th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4411 individuals. Merida is most common among Hispanic/Latino (79.23%) and White (15.1%) individuals.
Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Merida”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 577.
Anagrams[edit]
Cebuano[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- Hyphenation: Me‧ri‧da
Proper noun[edit]
Merida
- A municipality of Leyte, Philippines
Quotations[edit]
For quotations using this term, see Citations:Merida.
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- ceb:Municipalities of Leyte, Philippines
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