Meridel Forename

467,354th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 348 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Dominica

Meridel Forename User-submission:

Meridel is a contraction of Marie-Adèle, occurring after the French Revolution when the French from Picardie settled Quebec in Canada. As they began to speak English, the 'a' became an 'e' in both Marie and Adèle and the name contracted, to form Meridel and lost the 'e' at the end.

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Meridel Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines
 
97%
1981:535,40117,526
United States
100%
1191:3,046,52944,303
Taiwan-71:3,395,66964,613
Canada-51:6,626,67458,631
Venezuela
 
67%
31:10,067,298111,314
Brazil-31:71,412,051442,691
Peru
100%
21:15,895,72774,652
Honduras-11:8,817,46733,018
Singapore-11:6,287,05439,645
Mexico
100%
11:124,144,427140,512
Israel-11:8,402,91845,019
Afghanistan
100%
11:32,623,51666,536
France-11:66,470,34085,030
El Salvador-11:6,341,78616,428
Dominican Republic-11:10,431,27030,761
Dominica-11:75,4711,341
Cuba-11:11,506,55213,531
Argentina-11:42,773,24343,333

Meridel Forename Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Meridel is a contraction of Marie-Adèle, occurring after the French Revolution when the French from Picardie settled Quebec in Canada. As they began to speak English, the 'a' became an 'e' in both Marie and Adèle and the name contracted, to form Meridel and lost the 'e' at the end. The meaning is the combined meaning of the two names.

- meridel

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