Merle

French
"blackbird"

Merle Origin and Meaning

The name Merle is a girl's name of French origin meaning "blackbird".

A sleek, smooth, understated name off the grid in the US but among the Top 100 girl names in Germany.

# 986 in the US

Merle Rank in US Top 1000

Merle Popularity

Famous People Named Merle

  • Merle Oberon (born Estelle Merle O'Brien Thompson)
    Anglo,Indian actress
  • Merle Greene Robertson
    American artist and academic
  • Merle Dandridge
    American actress and singer
  • Merle Louise Letowt
    American actress and singer
  • Merle Park
    British ballerina
  • Merle Bergers
    Dutch model
  • Merle Ginsberg
    American fashion writer, judge on RuPaul's Drag Race

Merle in Pop Culture

  • Merle Kinbona
    'woman of Bournehills, a representation of Barbados' in The Chosen Place, the Timeless People (1969) by Paule Marshall