Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

merida

/ˈmɛ(ə)ɹ.ɪ.də/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.59 in modern English

Syllables: meri-da
IPA: /ˈmɛ(ə)ɹ.ɪ.də/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A female given name originating as a coinage.

name

A habitational surname.

Example Sentences

"The defendants, Leonard Morgan, Felix Forman, William Poe, Steve Forman and Jim Hatchett Baker, Merida Smith, Tine Williams and Bud Tegarden, composed the Poe crowd […]"
"Rachel Atkinson. […] Merida Smith. […] Nellie Myers."
"QUEEN ELINOR — Merida, a princess does not place her weapons on the table."

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly a coinage based on Mary, or transferred from the Spanish place name Mérida.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: Mérida

Inflected Forms

Meridas (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Meredith Meridith

Rhymes With

alameda frida almeida aida yoshida eda frieda nida leda maeda machida lida

Questions

How do you pronounce merida?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɛ(ə)ɹ.ɪ.də/.
What does merida mean?: A female given name originating as a coinage.
Where does merida come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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