The baby name Meritxell is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /məɾiˈtʃeʎ/ — meh-ree-CHAY (Catalan); anglicized: meh-ree-CHELL.
Meritxell is Catalan in Origin.
The baby name Meritxell is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /məɾiˈtʃeʎ/ — meh-ree-CHAY (Catalan); anglicized: meh-ree-CHELL.
Meritxell is Catalan in Origin.
Meritxell is a Catalan feminine given name rooted in the Pyrenean toponym of the village and sanctuary of Meritxell in Andorra, dedicated to Our Lady of Meritxell, the country's patron saint. The toponym’s etymology is debated; most scholars link it to Latin meridiem ‘midday’ through a Pyrenean word merig/meridiell meaning ‘noonday sun’ or ‘south-facing, sunny place,’ yielding the sense ‘sunny pasture’ or ‘place of noon sun.’
As a given name it appears in Catalan records in the 19th–20th centuries and spread widely after the renewal of the Andorran cult and Catalan cultural revival, peaking from the 1970s onward in Andorra, Catalonia, Valencia, and the Balearic Islands. Common short forms are Meri and Txell; less frequent variants include Meritxel and the Spanish-influenced Merichel. The name carries Marian associations, and the traditional feast day is 8 September, shared with the Nativity of Mary in Andorra.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DK | 0 | #206 | 1 | 5,198 | |
| Spain | 0 | #273 | 194 | 2,326 | |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #277 | 1,604 | 5,561 |
| PE | 0 | #329 | 1 | 6,350 | |
| France | Girls | 2000 | #389 | 3 | 2,593 |
| BO | 0 | #408 | 1 | 6,868 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #424 | 1 | 15,987 |
| MX | 0 | #443 | 3 | 8,339 | |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #469 | 3 | 7,952 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #516 | 3 | 9,861 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #541 | 1 | 7,500 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #572 | 2 | 11,342 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #649 | 3 | 9,488 |
| United States | Girls | 2019 | #903 | 10 | 8,965 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #912 | 4 | 14,098 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,004 | 7 | 14,861 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,148 | 36 | 17,781 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,149 | 4 | 16,140 |
Meritxell is popular in 14 countries — most recent births per country:
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