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I always thought it was short for America. As in that actress from UGLY BETTY.
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Meri Brown, exwife of Kody Brown from "Sister Wifes".
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Meri is also the modern Greek form of the English name Mary. [noted -ed]
It is written as Μαίρη in modern Greek and variantly transcribed as Maire and Mairi.
Notable bearers of this name include the Greek actresses Meri Aroni (1916-1992) and Meri Chronopoulou (b. 1933).
Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_alphabet#Sound_values (in English; the vowel combination -ai- is -e- in modern Greek)
- https://el.wiktionary.org/wiki/Μαίρη (in Greek; this is about the name)
- Meri (Mary) Chronopoulou (b. 1933): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Chronopoulou (in English; also see the Greek version)
- Maria (Mary/Meri) Aroni (1916-1992): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Aroni (in English; also see the Greek version)
- crown princess Mary of Denmark (b. 1972), known in Greek as Meri tis Danias: https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/Μαίρη_της_Δανίας (in Greek)
- (general): https://www.linkedin.com/pub/dir/?first=Meri&last=&search=Zoeken
- https://gr.linkedin.com/pub/dir/Meri/+/gr-0-Griekenland (lists only bearers living in Greece)
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It is written as Μαίρη in modern Greek and variantly transcribed as Maire and Mairi.
Notable bearers of this name include the Greek actresses Meri Aroni (1916-1992) and Meri Chronopoulou (b. 1933).
Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_alphabet#Sound_values (in English; the vowel combination -ai- is -e- in modern Greek)
- https://el.wiktionary.org/wiki/Μαίρη (in Greek; this is about the name)
- Meri (Mary) Chronopoulou (b. 1933): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Chronopoulou (in English; also see the Greek version)
- Maria (Mary/Meri) Aroni (1916-1992): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Aroni (in English; also see the Greek version)
- crown princess Mary of Denmark (b. 1972), known in Greek as Meri tis Danias: https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/Μαίρη_της_Δανίας (in Greek)
- (general): https://www.linkedin.com/pub/dir/?first=Meri&last=&search=Zoeken
- https://gr.linkedin.com/pub/dir/Meri/+/gr-0-Griekenland (lists only bearers living in Greece)
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Meri is actually the Georgian form of the English name Mary! [noted -ed]
• http://kids.ge/baby-name?id=269 (in Georgian)
• http://www.geogen.ge/ge/wsearch/4315/ (in Georgian; scroll down to the entry for Meri)
• Mary Shelley (1797-1851), known in Georgian as Meri Sheli: https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%9B%E1%83%94%E1%83%A0%E1%83%98_%E1%83%A8%E1%83%94%E1%83%9A%E1%83%98 (in Georgian)
• general search for მერი (Meri) on the Georgian Wikipedia: https://ka.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=%E1%83%9B%E1%83%94%E1%83%A0%E1%83%98&title=%E1%83%A1%E1%83%9E%E1%83%94%E1%83%AA%E1%83%98%E1%83%90%E1%83%9A%E1%83%A3%E1%83%A0%E1%83%98%3A%E1%83%AB%E1%83%98%E1%83%94%E1%83%91%E1%83%90&fulltext=1&ns0=1 (in Georgian)
The Georgian form of the French name Marie is მარი (Mari), which is also commonly used in the country:
• http://kids.ge/baby-name?id=1813 (in Georgian)
• http://www.geogen.ge/ge/wsearch/4315/ (in Georgian; scroll down to the entry for Mari)
• https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E1%83%9B%E1%83%90%E1%83%A0%E1%83%98 (in English; features the IPA pronunciation)
• Marie-Antoinette of France (1755-1793), known in Georgian as Mari Antuaneti: https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%9B%E1%83%90%E1%83%A0%E1%83%98_%E1%83%90%E1%83%9C%E1%83%A2%E1%83%A3%E1%83%90%E1%83%9C%E1%83%94%E1%83%A2%E1%83%98 (in Georgian)
• general search for მარი (Mari) on the Georgian Wikipedia: https://ka.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=%E1%83%9B%E1%83%90%E1%83%A0%E1%83%98&title=%E1%83%A1%E1%83%9E%E1%83%94%E1%83%AA%E1%83%98%E1%83%90%E1%83%9A%E1%83%A3%E1%83%A0%E1%83%98%3A%E1%83%AB%E1%83%98%E1%83%94%E1%83%91%E1%83%90&fulltext=1&ns0=1 (in Georgian)
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• http://kids.ge/baby-name?id=269 (in Georgian)
• http://www.geogen.ge/ge/wsearch/4315/ (in Georgian; scroll down to the entry for Meri)
• Mary Shelley (1797-1851), known in Georgian as Meri Sheli: https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%9B%E1%83%94%E1%83%A0%E1%83%98_%E1%83%A8%E1%83%94%E1%83%9A%E1%83%98 (in Georgian)
• general search for მერი (Meri) on the Georgian Wikipedia: https://ka.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=%E1%83%9B%E1%83%94%E1%83%A0%E1%83%98&title=%E1%83%A1%E1%83%9E%E1%83%94%E1%83%AA%E1%83%98%E1%83%90%E1%83%9A%E1%83%A3%E1%83%A0%E1%83%98%3A%E1%83%AB%E1%83%98%E1%83%94%E1%83%91%E1%83%90&fulltext=1&ns0=1 (in Georgian)
The Georgian form of the French name Marie is მარი (Mari), which is also commonly used in the country:
• http://kids.ge/baby-name?id=1813 (in Georgian)
• http://www.geogen.ge/ge/wsearch/4315/ (in Georgian; scroll down to the entry for Mari)
• https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E1%83%9B%E1%83%90%E1%83%A0%E1%83%98 (in English; features the IPA pronunciation)
• Marie-Antoinette of France (1755-1793), known in Georgian as Mari Antuaneti: https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%9B%E1%83%90%E1%83%A0%E1%83%98_%E1%83%90%E1%83%9C%E1%83%A2%E1%83%A3%E1%83%90%E1%83%9C%E1%83%94%E1%83%A2%E1%83%98 (in Georgian)
• general search for მარი (Mari) on the Georgian Wikipedia: https://ka.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=%E1%83%9B%E1%83%90%E1%83%A0%E1%83%98&title=%E1%83%A1%E1%83%9E%E1%83%94%E1%83%AA%E1%83%98%E1%83%90%E1%83%9A%E1%83%A3%E1%83%A0%E1%83%98%3A%E1%83%AB%E1%83%98%E1%83%94%E1%83%91%E1%83%90&fulltext=1&ns0=1 (in Georgian)
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According to the Wiktionary article listed below, the IPA pronunciation of Meri is: /mɛrɪ/
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E1%83%9B%E1%83%94%E1%83%A0%E1%83%98 (in English) [noted -ed]
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https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E1%83%9B%E1%83%94%E1%83%A0%E1%83%98 (in English) [noted -ed]
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