Meirelle as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Meirelle

What is the meaning of the name Meirelle ?

The baby name Meirelle is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced may-REL (meɪˈrɛl),mee-RAY (miˈreɪ).

Meirelle is Latin in Origin.

Meirelle is a modern feminine given name most plausibly shaped by the French/Occitan Mireille and the Lusophone given name Meire, with the stylish -elle ending. Its deeper linguistic root traces to Occitan Mirèio, linked to mirar “to look at, to admire,” ultimately from Latin mirari/mirabilis. As such, Meirelle carries the sense of “admired,” “wonderful,” or “worthy of admiration,” while also echoing the broader Romance family of names built on mir- (“to marvel”).

Use of related forms spread after Frédéric Mistral’s 1859 poem Mirèio (anglicized as Mireille) and Gounod’s 1864 opera, giving the base name notable cultural visibility. Meirelle itself is found in Brazil and the wider Lusophone world from the late 20th century, reflecting local preference for mellifluous -elle endings. Close variants and cognates include Mireille, Mirelle, Mireia (Catalan), Mireya (Spanish), Mirela/Mirella, and Meire; informal nicknames range from Mei and Mire to Relle.

⚙ Meirelle is rarely chosen. In all, it turns up just 10 times, across 2 countries.