Merel is a

Dutch Dutch or Nederlands commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands ** Dutch people as an ethnic group () ** Dutch nationality law, history and regulations of Dutch citizenship () ** Dutch language () * In specific terms, i ...

feminine given name, probably after the identical Dutch name for the blackbird ('' Turdus merula'').Merel
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Meertens Institute The Meertens Institute (Dutch ''Meertens Instituut'') in Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , ; ; ) is the capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, largest city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It has a population of ...

database of given names in the Netherlands. It has also been used as a surname. Notable people with the name include: ;Given name *

Merel de Blaeij Merel de Blaeij (also spelled Blaey, born 2 December 1986) is a Dutch field hockey player. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she was part of the Netherlands women's field hockey team that became Olympic champions, defeating Argentina Argen ...

(born 1986), Dutch field hockey player *

Merel Blom Merel Blom-Hulsman (born 19 August 1986) is a Dutch Olympic eventing rider. She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro, or simply Rio, is the capital of the Rio de Janeiro (state), state of Rio de Janeiro. It ...

(born 1986), Dutch Olympic eventing rider *

Merel Baldé Merel Baldé (born 10 February 1991), better known by the stage name Merol (stylized in all caps), is a Dutch singer and actress. She rose to fame with the release of the singles "Lekker met de meiden" and "Hou je bek en bef me", released in 2018 ...

(despite not of Malian descent) (Dutch singer and actress) * Merel van Dongen (born 1993), Dutch football midfielder, her middle name

Didi Didi Chuxing Technology Company is a Chinese vehicle for hire company headquartered in Beijing with over 550 million users and tens of millions of drivers. The company provides app-based transportation services, including taxi hailing, private ...

is not really a popular Dutch name * Merel de Knegt (born 1979), Dutch runner * Merel Mooren (born 1982), Dutch volleyball player * Merel Poloway (born 1946), American actress, wife of Raúl Juliá * Merel S. Sager (1899–1982), American architect and landscape architect, male * Merel Witteveen (born 1985), Dutch sailor *

Elmer (rapper) Merel Pauw (Amsterdam, 13 March 1995), known professionally as Elmer, is a Dutch rapper, musician, producer, and actor, who performs in Dutch. Pauw launched her musical career in 2021 when she released the single "Je vader" (''Your Father''). Si ...

, Dutch rapper Merel Pauw ;Surname *

Loïc Merel Loïc Merel (born 13 August 1965) is a French mathematician. His research interests include modular forms and number theory. Career Born in Carhaix-Plouguer, Brittany, Merel became a student at the École Normale Supérieure. He finished his doc ...

(born 1965), French mathematician

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