masculine Merit

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Origin:
old english (anglo-saxon)
Name Root:
Meriet > Merriott
Meaning:*
This name derives from an English surname, originally from a place name, meaning “boundary gate.” This name derives from a place called “Merriott” in Somerset. This place-name, although in fact, the surname recording precedes it, is first recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as “Meriet” and translates as “the gate at the boundary.” Merriott is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, near Crewkerne and 7 miles (11.3 km) west of Yeovil in the South Somerset district. The settlement has a population of 1,979.

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Numerological Values: #2

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Chakra Number: #2
Sacral Chakra "Swadhisthana"

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Color meaning: Orange

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