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Meriç

Meriç /meˈɾitʃ/ ASCII Meric

“the Maritsa river”2

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Contents§1–§11
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Provinces
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7As a first name
  8. §8Abroad
  9. §9Sources
  10. §10Questions
  11. §11Related

How do you pronounce Meriç?

Meriç

IPA /meˈɾitʃ/

The stress usually falls on syllable 2 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Meriç mean?

Meriç is the Turkish name of the river that rises in Bulgaria, forms part of the border between Turkey and Greece and flows into the Aegean, known in English as the Maritsa or Evros. The name is borrowed from Bulgarian Marica. The district of Meriç in Edirne bears the name, and it is also a male given name.2

What is Meriç made of?

Meriç is a single root: Meriç (the Maritsa (Evros) river).

Meriç root Meriç the Maritsa (Evros) river OTHER Marica “Bulgarian: the Maritsariver” Meriç Meriç root the Maritsa (Evros) river Marica OTHER “Bulgarian: the Maritsa river”
Meriç: parts and root words
  • Marica Other — Bulgarian: the Maritsa river2

How was the name Meriç formed?

Meriç belongs to the “place name” class of surnames.

Where in Türkiye is Meriç most common?

Meriç is outside the national top 30, but it appears in the top-30 list of 1 province; its best rank is 19th in Edirne.1

Adana Adıyaman Afyonkarahisar Ağrı Amasya Ankara Antalya Artvin Aydın Balıkesir Bilecik Bingöl Bitlis Bolu Burdur Bursa Çanakkale Çankırı Çorum Denizli Diyarbakır Edirne · rank 19 · 1,319 people Elazığ Erzincan Erzurum Eskişehir Gaziantep Giresun Gümüşhane Hakkari Hatay Isparta Mersin Istanbul Izmir Kars Kastamonu Kayseri Kırklareli Kırşehir Kocaeli Konya Kütahya Malatya Manisa Kahramanmaraş Mardin Muğla Muş Nevşehir Niğde Ordu Rize Sakarya Samsun Siirt Sinop Sivas Tekirdağ Tokat Trabzon Tunceli Şanlıurfa Uşak Van Yozgat Zonguldak Aksaray Bayburt Karaman Kırıkkale Batman Şırnak Bartın Ardahan Iğdır Yalova Karabük Kilis Osmaniye Düzce Hover or focus a province · ADNKS 2025
  • In the province top 30 1
  • Not listed
Meriç: rank by province, 2025 (TÜİK ADNKS, province top-30 lists)
Provinces with the most bearers
#ProvinceRankPeople
01Edirne191,319

Who are some well-known people named Meriç?

  1. Cemil Meriç author 1916–1987
  2. Hurşut Meriç association football player 1983–
  3. Erkan Meriç model 1986–
  4. Nezihe Meriç writer 1925–2009
  5. Ahmet Bülent Meriç diplomat 1957–
  6. Ali Meriç actor 1959–
  7. Serdar Meriç association football player 1977–
  8. Ümit Meriç author 1946–

People surnamed Meriç as recorded in Wikidata, ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions.

Is Meriç also a first name?

Yes. Meriç is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “the Maritsa river”.

Meriç as a first name: meaning and statistics — turkiyenames.com →

How is Meriç written and pronounced abroad?

In passports and records outside Turkey Meriç is usually written Meric.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: Marica accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: Meriç accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026
  7. 7 Natural Earth Natural Earth: Admin-1 boundaries accessed 8 November 2026
  8. 8 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Meriç

Q1

What does the surname Meriç mean?

Meriç is the Turkish name of the river that rises in Bulgaria, forms part of the border between Turkey and Greece and flows into the Aegean, known in English as the Maritsa or Evros. The name is borrowed from Bulgarian Marica. The district of Meriç in Edirne bears the name, and it is also a male given name.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Meriç?

The root word of Meriç is Marica (another language): “Bulgarian: the Maritsa river”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Meriç?

Me·riç, 2 syllables; IPA: /meˈɾitʃ/.