Merga may refer to: *

38 Boötis 38 Boötis is a single star in the northern constellation of Boötes, located approximately 157 light years from the Sun. It has the traditional name Merga and the Bayer designation h Boötis; ''38 Boötis'' is the star's Flamst ...

, a star in the constellation Boötes also known as Merga *'' Prototheora merga'', a species of moth of the family Prototheoridae *

Pesh merga The Peshmerga () are the internal security forces of Kurdistan Region. According to the Constitution of Iraq, regional governments are responsible for "the establishment and organization of the internal security forces for the region such as po ...

, term used by Kurds to refer to armed Kurdish fighters * Merga Bien (late 1560s – 1603), German woman convicted of witchcraft and killed

Ethiopian name

Merga (

Amharic Amharic is an Ethio-Semitic language, which is a subgrouping within the Semitic branch of the Afroasiatic languages. It is spoken as a first language by the Amhara people, and also serves as a lingua franca for all other metropolitan populati ...

: መርጋ) is a male name of Ethiopian origin *

Deriba Merga Deriba Merga Ejigu (; born 26 October 1980) is an Ethiopian professional long-distance runner. He mainly competes in the marathon. He finished fourth in that event at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and went on to win the Boston Marathon the followin ...

(born 1980), Ethiopian long-distance runner and 2009 Boston Marathon winner *

Imane Merga Imane Merga Jida (ኢማነ መርጋ ጂዳ) (born 15 October 1988) is an Ethiopian professional long-distance runner who specializes in the 5000 and 10,000 metres. He won his first world title at the 2011 IAAF World Cross Country Championship ...

(born 1988), Ethiopian long-distance runner and cross country world champion {{disambiguation Amharic-language names