Mereana: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Mereana – Origin: Māori (adapted form of an introduced Western name) – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: meh-reh-AH-nah


Mereana is a Māori (adapted form of an introduced Western name) girl's name. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.

Meaning & Origin of Mereana

Origin: Māori (adapted form of an introduced Western name).

A common claim: "Of the sea," as a Māori form of Marina Actually: Sources disagree on whether it derives from Marina, Marian, or Mary, so the 'of the sea' meaning (which only holds if it's from Marina) isn't confirmed.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Mereana

Phonetic: meh-reh-AH-nah   IPA: /mɛɾɛˈɑːnə/

Popularity of Mereana

Mereana doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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