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Meryl

Meryl proper noun: a female given name from Scottish Gaelic, variant of Muriel.

Proper noun

Meryl

  1. A female given name from Scottish Gaelic, variant of Muriel.
    • “Let Them All Talk” is as breezy as an ocean cruise (pre-Covid), and mostly a welcome excuse to enjoy its three septuagenarian leads – Meryl Streep, Candice Bergen and Dianne Wiest – as they banter their way across the Atlantic.2020 December 10, Brian Lowry, “‘Let Them All Talk’ takes a breezy boat trip with Meryl Streep and company”, in CNN

Words that rhyme with Meryl

Questions about Meryl

What does Meryl mean?
Meryl means a female given name from Scottish Gaelic, variant of Muriel.
What part of speech is Meryl?
Meryl is a proper noun.

Words near Meryl in the dictionary

  1. Meryam Mir
  2. merycism
  3. merycismus
  4. merycoidodontid
  5. merycoidodontids
  6. Meryl
  7. Meryla
  8. Merz
  9. Merzes
  10. Merzifon
  11. merzky

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