Merit

Merit is a female first name.

Origin and Meaning of the Name

• Danish / Swedish / Estonian short form of Margarete

• Swiss short form of Emerentia

• Egyptian: Beloved ( for example, the Pharaohs daughters Meritaton = " The beloved of Aten ", Meritamun = " The beloved of Amun " )

• Latin: Merit

Variants

Merrit, Meret