57%RatingSave Gender Feminine Usage English (Rare) Pronounced Pron. /mɜɹ.ˈlɛt.ə/ [key·simplify] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links Diminutive of Merle. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Other Languages & CulturesMerel(Dutch) People think this name isRate·Details classic mature formal upper class strange complex serious Categories birds, black, colors, dark, diminutives, ends in -etta, ends in -ta, rare English