# Merga

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**Merga** may refer to:

- [38 Boötis](/source/38_Bo%C3%B6tis), a star in the constellation Boötes also known as Merga
- *[Prototheora merga](/source/Prototheora_merga)*, a species of moth of the family Prototheoridae
- [Pesh merga](/source/Pesh_merga), term used by Kurds to refer to armed Kurdish fighters
- [Merga Bien](/source/Merga_Bien) (late 1560s – 1603), German woman convicted of witchcraft and killed

## Ethiopian name

**Merga** ([Amharic](/source/Amharic): መርጋ) is a male name of Ethiopian origin

- [Deriba Merga](/source/Deriba_Merga) (born 1980), Ethiopian long-distance runner and 2009 Boston Marathon winner
- [Imane Merga](/source/Imane_Merga) (born 1988), Ethiopian long-distance runner and cross country world champion

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