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Meaning of Merry | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1 Frequent

ˈmɛ.ɹi

Definitions

An English wild cherry.
A surname transferred from the nickname. Originally a nickname for a merry person.
A female given name from merry.
A diminutive of the female given name Mercy.
A diminutive of the male given name Meredith.

Equivalents

العربية فرح مرح

Беларуская вясёлы

Български весел

Bosanski Šen

Čeština veselý

Deutsch froh fröhlich gut gelaunt hellauf

Esperanto gaja

Español alegre festivo jacarandoso

فارسی تند شاد شادکام

Suomi hauska reipas rivakka

Français joyeux

Gaeilge sona

Galego arrufado gaio Gaioso ledo louzán

עברית נמרץ עליז שמח

Hrvatski Šen vesel

Magyar vidám

Հայերեն ուրախ

Italiano allegro

日本語明るい朗熙陽気な、賑々しい

한국어 즐거운

Kurdî şên şên şên şona

Latina fēstīvus Festus gaudens hilaris laetus

Latviešu jautrināt

Македонски весел

Nederlands Vrolijk

Polski Wesoły

Português alegre festivo

Română fericit

Русский весёлый живой оживлённый радостный энерги́чный

Slovenčina veselý

Slovenščina Vesel

Српски Šen

Svenska munter

ไทย ครึกครื้น ครื้นเครง รื่นเริง

Tagalog maligaya masaya masigla

Türkçe Kutlu mutlu neşeli Sen

Українська веселий

Tiếng Việt Vui

Examples

“'Is he handsome, Pa?' inquired the younger daughter. 'Silly Merry!' said the eldest: Merry being fond for Mercy. 'What is the premium, Pa? tell ⟳ us that.'”

“It was on account of she had such a happy temperament I persuaded Mr. van der Most to let ⟳ me call ⟳ her Merry. Lots of folks, when they first meet ⟳ her, they think ⟳ she's called Mary - Maria, as you would say ⟳ it, Signor Lumaca - but no, her name ⟳ is really Merry, M-E-double-R-Y, because, I always tell ⟳ them, she is.”

CEFR level

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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