Merida

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See also: merida and Mérida

English

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Etymology 1

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Uncertain. Possibly a coinage based on Mary, or transferred from the Spanish place name Mérida.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmɛ(ə)ɹ.ɪ.də/ (used in the Disney film Brave)

Proper noun

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Merida

  1. 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 ELINORMerida, a princess does not place her weapons on the table.

See also

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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Spanish Mérida.

Proper noun

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Merida (plural Meridas)

  1. A habitational surname.
Statistics
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  • 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

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Anagrams

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Cebuano

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish Mérida.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Me‧ri‧da
  • IPA(key): /ˈmeɾida/ [ˈmi.ɾ̪ɪ.d̪ɐ]

Proper noun

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Merida

  1. A municipality of Leyte, Philippines

Quotations

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For quotations using this term, see Citations:Merida.