Merida

See also: merida and Mérida

English

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

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 ELINOR — Merida, a princess does not place her weapons on the table.

See also

• Meredith, Meridith

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish Mérida.

Proper noun

Merida (plural Meridas)

1. A habitational surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Merida is the 7536^th 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

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Merida”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 577.

Anagrams

• Admire, Dimare, admier, admire, mierda, raimed

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Mérida.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Me‧ri‧da

• IPA^(key): /ˈmeɾida/, [ˈmi.ɾ̪ɪ.d̪ʌ]

Proper noun

Merida

1. A municipality of Leyte, Philippines

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Merida.