Merel

Merel is a Dutch feminine given name, probably after the identical Dutch name for the blackbird (Turdus merula). It has also been used as a surname. Notable people with the name include:


 * Given name
 * Merel de Blaeij (born 1986), Dutch field hockey player
 * Merel Blom (born 1986), Dutch Olympic eventing rider
 * Merel van Dongen (born 1993), Dutch football midfielder
 * Merel de Knegt (born 1979), Dutch runner
 * Merel Mooren (born 1982), Dutch volleyball player
 * Merel Poloway (born 1946), American actress, wife of Raúl Juliá
 * Merel S. Sager (1899–1982), American architect and landscape architect
 * Merel Witteveen (born 1985), Dutch sailor
 * Surname
 * Loïc Merel (born 1965), French mathematician