Merit

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Merit is a female given name .

Origin and meaning of the name

  • Danish / Swedish / Estonian short form of Margarete
  • Swiss short form of Emerentia
  • Egyptian: the beloved (for example the pharaohs daughters Meritaton = "the one loved by Aton", Meritamun = "the one loved by Amun")
  • Latin: merit

variants

Merrit , Meret

Name bearers