Merida

See also: merida and Mérida

English

Etymology

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

A female given name.
- 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

Anagrams

Admire, admier, admire, mierda, raimed

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish Mérida.

Proper noun

Merida

a municipality of Leyte, Philippines

Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:Merida.

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