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Origin: Latin

Meaning: Of the sea

Meris has arrived to be your accomplice in helping locate Nemo and tolerate Dory, swim with Flounder and Ariel, and hopefully avoid Jaws. Meaning "of the sea," maritime Meris is a name of Latin origin, mare, and closely related to Maris. As the comically overbearing but never-seen partner of Niles Crane on Frasier, Maris Crane is a name familiar to sitcom fans around the globe. Maris ended her run on Frasier stranded on a private island, only wishing baby Meris and friends were around to rescue her.