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MERITXELL

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Catalan

Pronounced: mu-ree-CHEL   [key]

From the name of a village in Andorra where there is a sanctuary dedicated to the Virgin Mary. The name of the village may derive from Latin meridies meaning "midday".
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