54%RatingSave Gender Feminine Usage English (Rare) Pronounced Pron. mur-LEHT-ə [key] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links Diminutive of Merle. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Other Languages & CulturesMerel(Dutch) Muriel, Murielle(French) Muriel, Muirgheal(Irish) Muriel(Medieval Breton) Muirgel(Old Irish) Myrgjǫl(Old Norse) Muriel(Scottish) Muireall(Scottish Gaelic) Categories birds, black, colors, dark, diminutives, ends in -etta, rare English