66%RatingSave Gender Feminine Usage English Pronounced Pron. MEHR-ee [key·IPA] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links From the English word merry, ultimately from Old English myrige. This name appears in Charles Dickens' novel Martin Chuzzlewit (1844), where it is a diminutive of Mercy. Related Names Same SpellingMerry 2User SubmissionMerry PopularityDetails Last ranked #943 in 1969 United States People think this name isRate·Details classic youthful informal natural wholesome delicate refined strange simple comedic nerdy Categories Animal Crossing characters, Charles Dickens characters, Christmas, currently out of the US top 1000, English adjectives, Enya songs, feelings, happiness, happy, joy, Monster High characters, Muppets, Tori Amos songs, word names, y vowels