Merrit

English surname

"boundary gate"

Merrit Origin and Meaning

The name Merrit is a girl's name meaning "boundary gate".

This unusual unisex surname name is pretty evenly divided between the sexes these days than it was in the late 1800s and early 1900s, when it was almost entirely male.

Merritt was a female character in the 1980s flick Where the Boys Are, and Merritt Wever plays the endearingly awkward young Nurse Zoey on Nurse Jackie, for which she won an Emmy.

Merrit Popularity

• 462 Unique 2018
• 910 Future 2028

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Famous People Named Merrit

• (Siobhán) Merritt Wever American actress
• Merritt Robertson daughter of Jep Robertson on TV's "Duck Dynasty"
• Merritt Galifianakis sister of American actor Zach Galifianakis
• Merritt Patterson American actress
• Merritt Hetteigh Mae McClure daughter of race car driver Eric McClure
• Merritt Elizabeth Matthias American soccer player

Merrit in Pop Culture

• Merritt a town in British Columbia
• Merritt Andrews character in "Where the Boys Are"