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Girl · Catalan place-name, uncertain
Meritxell
Say it: meh-ree-CHEL
Meaning
From the shrine of Our Lady of Meritxell, patroness of Andorra; the place-name is of uncertain origin.
Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.
Popular in Andorra and Catalonia since the second half of the 20th century.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 38 babies given this name since 2006
- At its height in 2019, about 1 in 167,000 girls
- Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Txell
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Where this comes from
- Calendars of saints and name days
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.