Merida Family History
Merida Name Meaning
Spanish (Mérida): habitational name from the city of Mérida in Badajoz province. One of the most important Roman cities of the Iberian peninsula it was named Augusta Emerita and established as a colonia of retired soldiers. Latin emerita is the past participle of emerere ‘earn out’ ‘merit’ i.e. ‘complete one's term of military service’ (from e ex ‘out of’ + merere ‘to deserve’).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022