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May 2, 2024

The first name of the day: Meryl

Etymology of firstname Meryl
The first name Meryl comes from Hebrew and means "the one who raises". This first name is carried by about 2,000 people in France but remains very little attributed today. The Meryl are honored on October 8th.

History
At the base first name is mixed and it is considered that Meryl is the English phonetic form of Muriel. He has established himself as a first name in its own right from the beginning of the 20th century. Meryl is particularly awarded in the Anglo-Saxon countries, especially in Scotland and Wales. It was only in the 1990s that this first name was timidly spread in France without doubt thanks to the famous American actress Meryl Streep.

Character
Meryl is an energetic and very ambitious woman. In her professional life, she can be authoritarian but she remains friendly and her joie de vivre is communicative. In her emotional life Meryl is quite independent but she is very attached to her family.

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