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Merritt

Merritt proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Merritt (plural Merritts)

  1. A surname.
  2. (countable) A male given name transferred from the surname, of 19th and 20th century usage.
  3. (countable) A female given name from surname, of 1970s and later usage.

Forms of Merritt

pluralMerritts

Words formed from Merritt

Questions about Merritt

What does Merritt mean?
Merritt means a surname.
What part of speech is Merritt?
Merritt is a proper noun.

Words near Merritt in the dictionary

  1. Merringtons
  2. merrins
  3. Merriott
  4. Merrit
  5. Merrits
  6. Merritt
  7. Merritt Island
  8. Merritts
  9. Merriwa
  10. Merriwagga
  11. Merriweather

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