Around the globe, Meryl (Meryl 
, 梅莉 
, ميريل 
) is a common epicene given name. The given name Meryl is characteristic of Gambia, where it is quite a rare girly name, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is quite a rare mostly boy's, but uncommonly female name, and Australia, where it is quite a rare girly name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in the United States, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and China. Very seldom, Meryl is the last name as well as the forename.
Meryl is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Meryl Silverburgh , the character in Metal Gear; Chandler Bing , the fictional character from Friends; Meryl , character in Mother and Muriel Frost , the fictional character of Doctor Who.
| meryl byron dunkle American botanist (1888-1969), US (b. 1888) |
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meryl broussard American civil servant at USDA (b. 1950) |
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| meryl william deming American professor of chemistry (b. 1901) |
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meryl gordon American journalist and academic (b. 1951) |
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| meryl fitch draper (b. 1892) |
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| meryl watts (b. 1910) |
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meryl bertenthal senior research associate, Board on Testing and Assessment, Charlottesville, Virginia public schools |
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| meryl wright New Zealand volunteer and award recipient, NZ (b. 1931) |
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| meryl fernando LK (b. 1923) |
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| meryl hobbs jewelry designer, GB (b. 1933) |
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| meryl o'loughlin American casting agent (b. 1933) |
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meryl fernandes Indian-born English actress, GB (b. 1983) |
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| meryl h. haber physician (b. 1934) |
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| meryl evelyn holder (born 1936) (b. 1936) |
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meryl davis American ice dancer, US (b. 1987) |
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