Merel
# 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
