The baby name Meriss is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈmɛrɪs/ (MER-iss).
Meriss is English in Origin.
The baby name Meriss is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈmɛrɪs/ (MER-iss).
Meriss is English in Origin.
Meriss is a modern, rare respelling of Maris/Meris and the elaborated form Marissa. Its core etymology is Latin maris, the genitive of mare “sea,” yielding the meaning “of the sea” and long linked to the Marian title Stella Maris (“Star of the Sea”). Some also connect it to Greek méris “portion, share,” offering a secondary sense of “a share” or “allotted part.” The likely pronunciation is meh-RISS or MAIR-iss.
As a given name, Maris appears in medieval records via religious usage and reemerged in the English-speaking world in the late 19th and 20th centuries; Marissa rose sharply in popularity from the 1970s to the early 2000s. Meriss itself remains extremely uncommon and contemporary. Related forms and variants include Maris, Meris, Marissa, Merissa, Marisa, Marisse, and Merys; short forms include Meri, Riss, and Issa. Maris is sometimes used as a unisex name in English.
Meriss is an extremely rare name. Across our dataset of national birth registries and international name records, Meriss appears only 8 times in total — found in 7 countries. If you're considering it, you'd be giving your child a name almost nobody else has.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HK | 0 | #357 | 1 | 8,483 | |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #361 | 1 | 8,138 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 1 | 14,861 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,071 | 2 | 24,821 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,152 | 1 | 16,140 |
| MA | 0 | #1,199 | 1 | 20,986 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,267 | 1 | 17,781 |
Meriss is popular in 7 countries — most recent births per country:
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