{{Wiktionary|Meryl}}
'''Meryl''' is a given name. Its origins are unclear, and include the following possibilities: * Variant of Muriel, with Scottish and Irish Gaelic origins,<ref name=btn>{{cite web |last=Campbell |first=Mike |title=Meaning, origin and history of the name Meryl |website=Behind the Name |date=21 January 2022 |url=https://www.behindthename.com/name/meryl |access-date=20 November 2024}}</ref> meaning "bright sea"<ref name=bump>{{cite web |title=Meryl |website=Baby Name Meaning, Origin and Popularity |date=8 February 2017 |url=https://www.thebump.com/b/meryl-baby-name |access-date=20 November 2024}}</ref> * Of Greek origin, relating to myrrh<ref name="t957">{{cite web |title=Meryl Name Meaning, Origins & Popularity |website=Forebears |url=https://forebears.io/forenames/meryl |access-date=20 November 2024}}</ref> * A combination of Mary (derived from the Hebrew name Miriam) and Beryl (derived from the Latin name for the gemstone beryl)<ref>{{cite web |title=Origin and Meaning of First Name Meryl |website= Ancestry.com |date=8 August 2021 |url=https://www.ancestry.com.au/first-name-meaning/meryl |access-date=20 November 2024}}</ref>
People and fictional characters with this given name include: __NOTOC__ ==People== * Meryl Cassie (born 1984), New Zealand actress * Meryl Davis (born 1987), American ice dancer * Meryl Fernandes (born 1983), British actress * Meryl Fernando (1923-2007), Sri Lankan Sinhala teacher, trade unionist, and politician * Meryl Frank, American politician, diplomat, and author * Meryl Getline (1953–2019), American pilot, author, and columnist * Meryl Mark (1938-2006), South African tennis player * Meryl McMaster (born 1988), Canadian and Plains Cree photographer * Meryl Meisler (born 1951), American photographer * Meryl O'Loughlin (1933–2007), American casting agent and casting director * Meryl Poster, American film producer, founding president of Superb Entertainment * Meryl Sexton, Australian judge * Meryl Smith (born 2001), Scottish rugby union player * Meryl Streep (born 1949), American actress * Meryl Swanson (born 1970), Australian politician * Meryl Tankard (born 1955), Australian dancer and choreographer * Meryl Vladimer (1951–2022), American artist, theatrical producer, and political activist
==Fictional characters== * Meryl Burbank, a character "played" by Hannah Gill in ''The Truman Show'' * Meryl Silverburgh, a character who appears in ''Policenauts'' and in the ''Metal Gear'' series * Meryl Stryfe, a character who appears in ''Trigun''
==See also== * Maryla Rodowicz (born 1945), Polish pop singer * Merryl Gibbs, American politician
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