Merel is a Dutch feminine given name, probably after the identical Dutch name for the blackbird (Turdus merula).Merel at the Meertens Institute database of given names in the Netherlands. It has also been used as a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Given name Merel de Blaeij (born 1986), Dutch field hockey player Merel Blom (born 1986), Dutch Olympic eventing rider Merel Baldé (despite not of Malian descent) (Dutch singer and actress) Merel van Dongen (born 1993), Dutch football midfielder, her middle name Didi is not really a popular Dutch name Merel de Knegt (born 1979), Dutch runner Merel Mooren (born 1982), Dutch volleyball player Merel Poloway (born 1946), American actress, wife of Raúl Juliá Merel S. Sager (1899–1982), American architect and landscape architect, male Merel Witteveen (born 1985), Dutch sailor Elmer (rapper), Dutch rapper Merel Pauw Surname Loïc Merel (born 1965), French mathematician
See also Concordia Merrel (1885–1962), British actress and author Merrell (disambiguation), include a list of people with the name Merrell
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