Name Merit

Merit is a ♀ female name.

Origin of Merit

Merit is a Swedish, Danish and Estonian diminutive of the name Margaret. Besides, Merit is a Swiss short form of the Latin name Emerentia. Merit is also of Egyptian origin.

Meaning of Merit

Merit means “pearl” (from Margaret) and “to fully deserve” “to earn” (from Latin “emereo” or “meritus”). In Egyptian, Merit means “lover”.

Pronunciation of Merit

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Name Statistic: Merit is ranked #5305 overall ↓ -47

• 🇩🇪 Germany: 3484 ↓ -97
• 🇵🇹 Portugal: 3725 ↑↑ 166
• 🇨🇭 Switzerland: 4033 ↓↓ -224
• 🇳🇱 Netherlands: 4446 ↓ -68
• 🇫🇮 Finland: 4978 ↑↑ 1628
• 🇪🇸 Spain: 5259 ↓↓ -580
• 🇨🇦 Canada: 5740 ↓↓ -417
• 🇧🇪 Belgium: 5931 ↑↑ 335
• 🇳🇴 Norway: 6063 ↓↓ -190
• 🇺🇸 United States: 6130 ↓↓ -537
• 🇦🇺 Australia: 6597 ↑↑ 1028
• 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein: 7115 ↑↑ 481
• 🇦🇹 Austria: 7317 ↓↓ -532
• 🇬🇧 Great Britain: 7794 ↓↓ -602
• 🇳🇿 New Zealand: 8095 ↓↓ -807
• 🇮🇪 Ireland: 8211 ↓↓ -643
• 🇫🇷 France: 8326 ↓↓ -682
• 🇸🇪 Sweden: 11640 ↓↓ -441
• 🇩🇰 Denmark: 12004 ↓↓ -505

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