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Merilin

Merilin is classified as a female given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.

FemaleMedium

Confidence describes the weight of the source data, not a measured accuracy rate.

Verdict
Female
Confidence
Medium (source weight 8 to 63; not an accuracy rate)
High source frequency in
Estonia
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Dataset built
2026-09-11

How to address Merilin

If you do not know Merilin’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Merilin,” in English, “Guten Tag Merilin,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Merilin,

German

Guten Tag Merilin,

French

Bonjour Merilin,

Spanish

Estimado/a Merilin:

Chinese

Merilin您好：

Japanese

Merilin様

English

Hi Merilin,

German

Hi Merilin,

French

Salut Merilin,

Spanish

Hola Merilin,

Chinese

Merilin你好：

Japanese

Merilinさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Classification of Merilin by country (nam_dict and US SSA; not a survey of today’s population)
CountryHow commonUsually
Estoniauncommonwoman's name

Frequently asked questions

Is Merilin a male or female name?

Merilin is classified as a female given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.

How do I address Merilin in an email?

If you do not know Merilin’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Merilin,” in English, “Guten Tag Merilin,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.

Is Merilin a unisex name?

Merilin is classified as generally female in the combined dataset. This does not rule out other uses. Our categories describe the sources, rather than a complete survey of everyone with this name.

Related names

KatrinFemaleTiinaFemaleAnuFemaleReinMaleRiinaFemaleJaanMaleEneFemaleJüriMale

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data (1880–2017), public domain. Classifications are not measured accuracy rates. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. US source data (babynames). Dataset built 2026-09-11; this is not a new collection date for the source records.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Merilin a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/merilin. Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_merilin,
  title  = {Is Merilin a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://www.dearwho.app/name/merilin},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}