# Meri (name)

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**Meri** is both an Estonian[1] and Finnish surname meaning "[sea](/source/Sea)" and a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include:

**Surname**

- [Arnold Meri](/source/Arnold_Meri) (1919–2009), Soviet World War II veteran and Soviet Estonian politician
- [Enn Meri](/source/Enn_Meri) (born 1942), Estonian politician
- [Georg Meri](/source/Georg_Meri) (1900–1983), Estonian diplomat, writer and translator
- [Helle Meri](/source/Helle_Meri) (1949–2024), Estonian actress, First Lady of Estonia 1992–2001, wife of President Lennart Meri
- [Hindrek Meri](/source/Hindrek_Meri) (1934–2009), Estonian statesman
- [Lennart Meri](/source/Lennart_Meri) (1929–2006), Estonian politician and writer, President of Estonia 1992–2001
- [Veijo Meri](/source/Veijo_Meri) (1928–2015), Finnish writer

**Given name**

- [Meri Cetinić](/source/Meri_Cetini%C4%87), Croatian pop singer
- [Meri St. Mary](/source/Meri_St._Mary), American punk poet
- [Meri Utrio](/source/Meri_Utrio), Finnish writer
- [Meri Wilson](/source/Meri_Wilson), American singer
- [Meri von KleinSmid](/source/Meri_von_KleinSmid), American composer and sound artist

## References

1. ["Perekonnanime Meri statistika"](https://www.stat.ee/nimed/pere/meri) (in Estonian). *www.stat.ee*. Retrieved 2 February 2022.

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