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Meryl (female)

Derivative of:Mary (F)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
Notes:

US English, of recent origin, meaning unknown.

The actress Meryl Streep has the given name "Mary" so Meryl seems possibly to be a personal elaboration of Mary.
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