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This is actually my name and from what I understand it means: Joyous. The name is pronounced more like Mire, the E sounds like an I sound and the I sounds like E sound. I never liked the name, but it is unique and very uncommon. Most people pronounce it like Mary. I have seen 2 others with the name. My mother got the name from a great grandmother in the family somewhere down the line.

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It's a Finnish name. This name means: Sea. Suitable only for girls. It's also a common surname.
It's a Hebrew name. This name means: Bitterness, Wished-for Child. It source is Miryam, a Hebrew name.
It's a Egyptian name. This name means: Beloved.
It's an English name. This name means: Mirthful; joyous. Also an abbreviation of Meredith.

Meri also appears in following countries/origins/languages: American, Australian, Danish, French, German, Hindi, Japanese, Punjabi, Welsh

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In the mythology of the Bororo people of Brazil, Meri is a folk hero and sun-god. A feature of Saturn's moon Hyperion has been named after him.

January.10.2011 there are and has been 5600 people names as Meri in Finland (Finnish Population Register Center)

January.14.2011 there are 7,088 people named as Meri in the United States and the number is increasing by 60 people every year.

Meri Wilson; singer (USA)
Meri Tadic; band Eluveitie (Switzerland)
Meri-Tuuli 'Jippu' Elorinne; singer and songwriter (Finland)
Meri-Tuuli Lindström , tv-host (Finland)
Meri Utrio, writer (Finland)

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