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Merrily (female)

Derivative of:Marilee (F)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
Notes:

US English, believed to be a respelling development of Marilee, to reflect the dictionary word "merrily". Marilee is a recent combination of Mary and Lee.