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Merritt.

A surname.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name
  1. A surname.

  2. A unisex given name. A male given name transferred from the surname, of 19th and 20th century usage.

    countable
  3. A unisex given name. A female given name from surname, of 1970s and later usage.

    countable
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.