Merida Family History

Merida Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Luis, Juan, Cesar, Jose, Angel, Jorge, Rafael, Arturo, Manuel, Mario, Octavio, Pedro.

Spanish (Mérida): habitational name from the city of Mérida in Badajoz province. One of the most important Roman cities of the Iberian peninsula, it was named Augusta Emerita, and established as a colonia of retired soldiers. Latin emerita is the past participle of emerere ‘earn out’, ‘merit’, i.e. ‘complete one's term of military service’ (from e, ex ‘out of’ + merere ‘to deserve’).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Bolivia

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Mexico

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