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American biographer
Meryle Secrest is an American biographer, primarily of American artists and art collectors. Secrest was born in Bath, England, and educated at the City
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Secrest is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Meryle Secrest, American biographer Patricia Secrest, American politician from Missouri
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Meryle Joy Reagon (born 1942), American civil rights movement activist Meryle Secrest, American biographer and art collector Meryl, another given name This
Meryle
American art critic (1865–1959)
Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press. p. 8. ISBN 978-1558495685. Meryle Secrest, Being Bernard Berenson, p. 34 Johnston, Tiffany L. (2016). "The Correggiosity
Bernard_Berenson
1949 Broadway musical
disputed by Rodgers (Hammerstein had died in 1960). Rodgers biographer Meryle Secrest suggests that Logan was compensated when South Pacific was filmed in
South_Pacific_(musical)
American translator (1869–1914)
newspaperarchive.com. Meryle Secrest (1998). Frank Lloyd Wright: A Biography. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 0-226-74414-0., 205. Meryle Secrest (1998). Frank
Mamah_Borthwick
1981 musical by Stephen Sondheim and George Furth
ended up wearing sweatshirts with their characters' names. According to Meryle Secrest, "Prince ... dressed everyone in identical sweatshirts and pants. Then
Merrily We Roll Along (musical)
Merrily_We_Roll_Along_(musical)
Italian painter and sculptor (1884–1920)
ISBN 0-8109-0323-7. Secrest, Meryle, Modigliani, Alfred A. Knopf, 2011, p. 181, 183 Secrest, Meryle, Modigliani, Alfred A. Knopf, 2011, p. 181 Secrest, Meryle, Modigliani
Amedeo_Modigliani
Italian fashion designer and couturier (1890–1973)
(1st ed.). Tokyo: Kodansha International. p. 211. ISBN 9784770025401. Secrest, Meryle (2014). Elsa Schiaparelli : a biography. Alfred A Knopf. ISBN 978-0307701596
Elsa_Schiaparelli
Montenegrin-American dancer (1898–1985)
and especially his wife Olgivanna" Frank Lloyd Wright: A Biography by Meryle Secrest, 1992. New York: HarperCollins. From Crna Cora to Taliesin Black Mountain
Olgivanna_Lloyd_Wright
American architect (1867–1959)
ISSN 1752-1963. S2CID 190701799. Secrest, Meryle (1998). Frank Lloyd Wright: A Biography. University of Chicago Press. p. 36. Secrest, p. 58. Hamilton, Mary Jane
Frank_Lloyd_Wright
Musical by Rodgers and Hammerstein, premiered in 1951
was sent to her by Landon's agent. According to Rodgers biographer Meryle Secrest, Holtzmann was worried that Lawrence's career was fading. The 51-year-old
The_King_and_I
American portrait artist (1874–1970)
Goddard never revealed exactly why she married him. Her first biographer Meryle Secrest suggests that she was motivated by concern for him and a desire for
Romaine_Brooks
British art dealer (1869–1939)
1923, 1929 and 1938. The 1923 portrait was reproduced on the cover of Meryle Secrest's 2004 biography, and later sold at TEFAF Maastricht in 2006 for $95
Joseph Duveen, 1st Baron Duveen
Joseph_Duveen,_1st_Baron_Duveen
American composer and lyricist (1930–2021)
living in the San Remo at 145 Central Park West, he was described in Meryle Secrest's biography Stephen Sondheim: A Life as an isolated, emotionally neglected
Stephen_Sondheim
American actress (1917–2006)
Goal". Los Angeles Times. p. B1. Allyson and Leighton 1982, p. 37. Meryle Secrest (August 6, 1971). "June Allyson: Still June Allyson". The Washington
June_Allyson
French baroness (1902–1945)
concentration camp, located about 50 miles north of Berlin, where she died. Meryle Secrest tells a story in his biography of Elsa Schiaparelli that suggests Rothschild's
Élisabeth_de_Rothschild
American architect and engineer (1912–1991)
June 2019. Secrest, Meryle (1998). Frank Lloyd Wright: A Biography. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-74414-8., 402. Secrest, Meryle, 402. Frank
William_Wesley_Peters
Historic house in Tulsa, Oklahoma
house with a nearly-flat roof, surrounding a courtyard; the writer Meryle Secrest stated that such a design would have been in line with Jones's tastes
Westhope
American stage director and librettist
James Lapine". Showmusic: The Musical Theatre Magazine. pp. 11–16. Secrest, Meryle (1999). Stephen Sondheim: A Life, Random House. ISBN 0-385-33412-5
James_Lapine
American award for distinguished biographies
Ernest Samuels Bernard Berenson, The Making of a Connoisseur Finalist Meryle Secrest Being Bernard Berenson Finalist Geoffrey Wolff The Duke of Deception
Pulitzer_Prize_for_Biography
1953 musical by Rodgers and Hammerstein
the Cleveland reactions and problems, according to Rodgers biographer Meryle Secrest, "what had seemed to be a show needing minor adjustments became a musical
Me_and_Juliet
British art collector (1818–1890)
000-acre (45 km2) estate are described in Kenneth Clark, a Biography by Meryle Secrest (Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1984) chap. 3, Listed building text Jane
Sir Richard Wallace, 1st Baronet
Sir_Richard_Wallace,_1st_Baronet
Musical by Rodgers and Hammerstein premiered in 1958
their true loves, Linda and Mei Li. According to Rodgers biographer Meryle Secrest, Rodgers, Hammerstein and Fields had hoped to engage Yul Brynner as
Flower_Drum_Song
Musical by Rodgers and Hammerstein
ladder, and Mrs. God was removed from the show. Rodgers biographer Meryle Secrest terms this change a mistake, leading to a more fantastic afterlife,
Carousel_(musical)
Building in Wyoming, Wisconsin
school that she planned with her sister, Jane ("Jenny"). Biographer Meryle Secrest wrote about the letter from "Aunt Nell" to Wright in her biography on
Hillside_Home_School_I
Italian engineer, politician, and industrialist (1901–1960)
doctor requested an autopsy, however, it was never performed. Author Meryle Secrest published a book in 2019 contending that Olivetti and his chief engineer
Adriano_Olivetti
Practice of collecting autographs of famous persons
magazine, Apr. 2005. "The Tumultuous Life and Love of Salvador Dali", Meryle Secrest, Smithsonian magazine, Oct. 1986. Israel, Lee. Can You Ever Forgive
Autograph_collecting
Song by Fred Gilbert
(pp. 227-8): (London: Hutchinson, c. 1928) The Times, 13 July 1893 Secrest, Meryle (1984). Kenneth Clark: A Biography. New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston
The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo (song)
The_Man_Who_Broke_the_Bank_at_Monte_Carlo_(song)
Historic house in Los Angeles, California
akin to a Mayan god's shrine than a family residence. The biographer Meryle Secrest wrote that all of Wright's textile-block houses were "monumental, aloof
Ennis_House
American architect (1845-1903)
similarities between Wright's facade and that of Price's Kent house." Meryle Secrest, Frank Lloyd Wright:A Biography (University of Chicago Press, 1992)
Bruce_Price
1937 dress
Philadelphia Museum of Art. Archived from the original on 2012-02-22. Meryle Secrest (6 November 2014). Elsa Schiaparelli: A Biography. Penguin Books Limited
Lobster_dress
American songwriting partnership
on Broadway (1995), Oxford University Press US,ISBN 0-19-510289-4 Secrest, Meryle. Somewhere for Me: A Biography of Richard Rodgers (2002), Hal Leonard
Rodgers_and_Hart
House in Wyoming, Wisconsin
overlooked the open veranda on which they were laid. Wright biographer, Meryle Secrest, wrote that Franklin, while recalling his memories of the event: … Mingled
Tan-y-Deri
American award for contributions to Humanities
Nickolas Davatzes Robert Fagles Mary Lefkowitz Bernard Lewis Mark Noll Meryle Secrest Kevin Starr Hoover Institution on War, Revolution, and Peace, Stanford
National_Humanities_Medal
Historic house in Los Angeles, California
Mayan strong, original, four square and fortress-like". The biographer Meryle Secrest wrote that all of Wright's textile-block houses were "monumental, aloof
Storer_House_(Los_Angeles)
American playwright, poet and novelist (1876–1972)
Oscar's Unusual Niece. New York: Basic Books. ISBN 0-465-08772-8. Secrest, Meryle (1974). Between Me and Life: A Biography of Romaine Brooks. Garden
Natalie_Clifford_Barney
Musical by Rodgers and Hammerstein
stepped in to direct the dialogue. According to Rodgers biographer Meryle Secrest, at this point the cast was up in arms over de Mille's treatment of
Allegro_(musical)
Summer camp in Wayne, Maine
explore fears about war, others", The Boston Globe, August 22, 1995. Meryle Secrest, Stephen Sondheim: A Life (Vintage Books, 2011), ISBN 978-0307946843
Camp_Androscoggin
Historic house in Pasadena, California
the house as "Mayan style, set in a jungle ravine". The biographer Meryle Secrest wrote that all of Wright's textile-block houses were "monumental, aloof
Millard House (Pasadena, California)
Millard_House_(Pasadena,_California)
Annual award to honor naturalized US citizens
field athlete Jamaica Abuhena Saifulislam Navy chaplain Bangladesh Meryle Secrest Biographer United Kingdom Harold Shapiro Economist Canada Shirin Tahir-Kheli
Great_Immigrants_Award
Annual literary award in the United States
Bloomsbury: A House of Lions Finalist Maureen Howard Facts of Life Finalist Meryle Secrest Being Bernard Berenson Finalist 1982 Hardcover David McCullough Mornings
National Book Award for Nonfiction
National_Book_Award_for_Nonfiction
Costa Rican and American actress (1922–1978)
Maestro". Vogue. October 10, 2023. Retrieved October 18, 2023. Sources Secrest, Meryle (1994). Leonard Bernstein: A Life. New York: A. A. Knopf. ISBN 978-0-679-40731-7
Felicia_Montealegre
American classical composer
Scribner In Cathedral Recital, The Washington Post, June 17, 1963, p. B5 Meryle Secrest, A Fresh Approach, The Washington Post, Nov. 29, 1964, p. G1. Alan Kriegsman
Norman_Scribner
Private preparatory school in Wokingham, England
Wixenford, on 13 May 1925, aged 67. Country Life, vol. 28 (1910), p. 984 Meryle Secrest, Kenneth Clark: a Biography (1985), p. 31 'Naval Cadetships' in The
Wixenford_School
Russian dancer and actress (1883–1960)
Dictionary of Artists' Models. Routledge. p. 475. ISBN 978-1135959210. Secrest, Meryle (1974). Between Me and Life: A Biography of Romaine Brooks, Garden
Ida_Rubinstein
Artwork by Alexander Calder
(sculpture)". SIRIS "Caftolin or Gwenfritz?", The Washington Post, Meryle Secrest, June 4, 1969 "Calder: Out of Site", The Washington Post, Robert Hilton
Gwenfritz
Village in Wisconsin, United States
"Wright's Grave Site Moved". Washington Post. Retrieved November 29, 2024. Secrest, Meryle (1992). Frank Lloyd Wright: A Biography. University of Chicago Press
Spring_Green,_Wisconsin
Musical
Story By (2000). New York: Alfred A. Knopf, ISBN 0-375-40055-9, p. 212 Secrest, Meryle, Stephen Sondheim: A Life (1998). New York: Alfred A. Knopf, ISBN 0-385-33412-5
Do_I_Hear_a_Waltz?
House in Madison, Wisconsin
mathematical and almost musical rhythm of proportions". The biographer Meryle Secrest said the house had been a "present in disguise" for Wright because it
Herbert and Katherine Jacobs First House
Herbert_and_Katherine_Jacobs_First_House
American painter
Exploring the Grottoes and Flora of Lowell Nesbitt,” Washington Post, Meryle Secrest, March 22, 1975 [21] “Lowell Nesbitt's Flowers At the Corcoran Ball
Lowell_Blair_Nesbitt
Italian musician (1894–1964)
on Borgatti taught music and then died of leukemia in Rome in 1964. Secrest, Meryle (1974). Between Me and Life: A Biography of Romaine Brooks. Garden
Renata_Borgatti
Worksite for Frank Lloyd Wright in Arizona
Architecture and Design Archives to support further research and discovery. Meryle Secrest. Frank Lloyd Wright: A Biography. HarperPerennial, HarperCollins, New
Ocotillo_Desert_Camp
High school in Madison, Wisconsin, United States
October 31, 1943. p. 1. Retrieved February 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Secrest, Meryle (1998). Frank Lloyd Wright: A Biography. University of Chicago Press
Madison Central High School (Wisconsin)
Madison_Central_High_School_(Wisconsin)
Hemicycle house in Madison, Wisconsin, US
simplest and yet most moving designs", while one of Wright's biographers, Meryle Secrest, said that the design was "proof of the way his imagination soared when
Herbert and Katherine Jacobs Second House
Herbert_and_Katherine_Jacobs_Second_House
c. 1460 painting by Rogier van der Weyden
History". National Gallery of Art, Washington. Retrieved 28 March 2010. Secrest, Meryle. "Duveen: A Life in Art". University Of Chicago Press, 2005. 500. ISBN 0-226-74415-9
Portrait of a Lady (van der Weyden)
Portrait_of_a_Lady_(van_der_Weyden)
Musical
Musical Theatre (1980), Da Capo Press, ISBN 0-306-80113-2, p. 332 Secrest, Meryle. Somewhere for me:a biography of Richard Rodgers (2002), Hal Leonard
Peggy-Ann
French sculptor
(YouTube) Léon Indenbaum (Facebook) Léon Indenbaum (French Wikipedia) Secrest, Meryle. Modigliani. United States, Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2011
Léon_Indenbaum
1967 American TV special
'Tootsie-Wootsie' By GLORIA STEINEM. New York Times 12 Nov 1967: 155. Secrest, Meryle (2001). "Looking Straight Ahead". Somewhere for me: a biography of
Androcles and the Lion (1967 film)
Androcles_and_the_Lion_(1967_film)
Dutch art dealer and philatelist (1854-1919)
York: Frederick Fell Publishers Inc., 1981, p. 90; ISBN 0811903478 Secrest, Meryle (November 2005). Duveen: A Life in Art. University of Chicago Press
Henry_J._Duveen
Studio and home in Scottsdale, Arizona
houses. 3: Taliesin West. Tokyo: A.D.A. Edita. ISBN 978-4-87140-545-4. Secrest, Meryle (1998). Frank Lloyd Wright: A Biography. University of Chicago Press
Taliesin_West
American architect
the term "secretary" to describe Roberts' role. So, too, biographer Meryle Secrest defines Roberts' roll simply as: "Isabel Roberts, secretary". H. Allen
Isabel_Roberts
Musical
ditty called 'The Blue Room' which should be sung to exhaustion". Secrest, Meryle. Somewhere for me:a biography of Richard Rodgers (2002), Hal Leonard
The_Girl_Friend
Historic house in Los Angeles, California
constructive forms inherent" in his textile-block houses. The biographer Meryle Secrest wrote that all of Wright's textile-block houses were "monumental, aloof
Samuel_Freeman_House
Dutch art dealer (1843-1908)
His son Joseph Duveen (1869–1939) was an influential art dealer. Secrest, Meryle (November 2005). Duveen: A Life in Art. ISBN 9780226744155. Roberts
Joseph_Joel_Duveen
the Human Touch". The New York Times. p. 25. Retrieved May 22, 2025. Secrest, Meryle (1998). Stephen Sondheim: a Life pg. 370-372. Knopf. ISBN 978-0-679-44817-4
Rob Reiner's unrealized projects
Rob_Reiner's_unrealized_projects
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. Retrieved April 29, 2026. "Secrest, Maryle 1930-". encyclopedia.com. April 15, 2026. Retrieved April 29, 2026
List of Guggenheim Fellowships awarded in 1981
List_of_Guggenheim_Fellowships_awarded_in_1981
Painting by Giorgione
"Priceless: How Art became Commerce". The New Yorker. Retrieved 6 July 2013. Secrest, Meryle (2005). Duveen: A Life in Art. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 9780226744155
Adoration of the Shepherds (Giorgione)
Adoration_of_the_Shepherds_(Giorgione)
Woman's conference
From Women's Lib". The New York Times. Retrieved 13 July 2021. By, Meryle Secrest. "Women Artists: Brushed Off." The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973)
Conference of Women in the Visual Arts
Conference_of_Women_in_the_Visual_Arts
American painter (1862–1947)
reproduced, notably on the cover of the 2004 biography of Duveen by Meryle Secrest; it was subsequently sold at TEFAF Maastricht in 2006 for $95,000. Hildegarde
Adolfo_Müller-Ury
Swedish composer (1942–2023)
Dictionary of Musicians, January 1, 2001, Online) Working for a Song By Meryle Secrest, February 25, 1979 Washington Post Ulf Grahn, Nordic Authors, Project
Ulf_Grahn
1637 painting by Rembrandt
1900 - 1940. Harvard University Press. p. 173. ISBN 0-674-78122-8. Secrest, Meryle (2005). Duveen: A Life in Art. University of Chicago Press. p. 316
A_Polish_Nobleman
1973 musical
Michigan Press, 2007, ISBN 0-472-03229-1, p. 251 Citron 2001, p. 207. Secrest, Meryle. "Stephen Sondheim: A Life" (1998). Dell Publishing. ISBN 0-385-33412-5
A_Little_Night_Music
American painter (1946–2022)
Retrospective at the Phillips, or How to Lose Friends". The Washington Post. Secrest, Meryle (October 4, 1975). "Material Glory". The Washington Post. Lewis, Jo
John_Grazier
Headmaster of Winchester College in succession to Rev. H. M. Burge." Meryle Secrest, Kenneth Clark: A Biography (London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1985)
Montague_Rendall
Historic house in Illinois, United States
New York: Princeton Architectural Press. ISBN 978-1-56898-419-3. Secrest, Meryle (1998). Frank Lloyd Wright: A Biography. University of Chicago Press
Dana–Thomas_House
from the original (PDF) on 2 October 2008. Retrieved 2 April 2007. Secrest, Meryle (1974). Between Me and Life: A Biography of Romaine Brooks, Garden
List of gay, lesbian or bisexual people: R
List_of_gay,_lesbian_or_bisexual_people:_R
1794 painting by Thomas Lawrence
of California Museums. New York: Harry Abrams, Inc. Further reading Secrest, Meryle (2004). Duveen: A Life in Art. New York: Random House, Inc. ISBN 978-0-226-74415-5
Pinkie_(painting)
American actress (1906–1984)
Archived from the original on April 3, 2015. Retrieved March 18, 2015. Secrest, Meryle (2002). Somewhere for Me: A Biography of Richard Rodgers. NY: Applause
Janet_Gaynor
Art museum in Fort Canning Arts Centre, Singapore
Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2016. Meryle Secrest (3 October 2012). "Succès fou". T: The New York Times Style Magazine
Singapore Pinacothèque de Paris
Singapore_Pinacothèque_de_Paris
Oil on wood panel painting by Petrus Christus
in Washington". Burlington Magazine, Vol. 78, No. 459, (Jun., 1941) Secrest, Meryle. Duveen: A Life in Art. University of Chicago Press, (2005). ISBN 0-226-74415-9
Nativity_(Christus)
House in Riverside, Illinois
New York: Princeton Architectural Press. ISBN 978-1-56898-419-3. Secrest, Meryle (1998). Frank Lloyd Wright: A Biography. University of Chicago Press
Coonley_House
English merchant and art collector (1776–1844)
Atti del Convegno internazionale, Bergamo 1987, Bergamo, pp. 49–59. Meryle Secrest, 2004. Duveen: a life in art, p. 457; National Gallery: Madonna and
Edward_Solly
Studio and home in Spring Green, Wisconsin
American Architecture. New York: McGraw Hill. ISBN 978-0-07-048010-0. Secrest, Meryle (1992). Frank Lloyd Wright: A Biography. New York: Alfred A. Knopf
Taliesin_(studio)
American publishing executive (born 1949)
Adams, William Gass, Jane Sherron de Hart, Lorrie Moore, Anne Rice, and Meryle Secrest She also held several positions at the PEN American Center, including
Victoria_Wilson
Painting by Frans Hals
Payne, White and Cochrane, John Murray, and J. & A. Arch, 1822. pg. 274 Meryle Secrest. Duveen: a Life in Art. University of Chicago Press, 2004 Hugh McLeave
Portrait of Isaak Abrahamsz. Massa
Portrait_of_Isaak_Abrahamsz._Massa
1894 Kölnische Zeitung: Coblenz: Ein Ereignis in London, 25. Mai 1895 Meryle Secrest, Being Bernard Berenson. A Biography. New York 1979. María Asunción
Henry_Doetsch
American journalist
16 years in the works". HoustonChronicle.com. Retrieved 2020-11-16. Secrest, Meryle (2018-04-05). "'Double Vision' Review: American Medicis". Wall Street
William_Middleton_(writer)
British art historian, museum director, and documentary TV presenter (1903–1983)
Time's Thievish Progress. London: Cassell. ISBN 978-0-304-93578-9. Secrest, Meryle (1984). Kenneth Clark: A Biography. London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson
Kenneth_Clark
Academy in Bath, Somerset, England
some 500 girls, all of whom had passed a standard 11 + examination.(Meryle Secrest, née June Doman, student of CBGS from 1941 to 1948.) After World War
Hayesfield_Girls'_School
Architecture rendering artist (1917–2014)
Archived from the original on 11 May 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2015. Secrest, Meryle (1992). Frank Lloyd Wright: A Biography. Chicago: University of Chicago
Ling_Po_(artist)
and Sullivan. Oxford University Press US. p. 76. ISBN 0-19-516700-7. Secrest, Meryle (2002). Somewhere for me: a biography of Richard Rodgers. Hal Leonard
Richard_Traubner
Broadway theater in Manhattan, New York
from the original on December 30, 2022. Retrieved December 30, 2022. Secrest, Meryle (December 14, 1969). "Ted Mann: Stubborn but Mostly Right". The Washington
Circle_in_the_Square_Theatre
Awards for journalism and related fields
Rise of Theodore Roosevelt by Edmund Morris Being Bernard Berenson by Meryle Secrest Bernard Berenson: The Making of a Connoisseur by Ernest Samuels The
1980_Pulitzer_Prize
Symphonic chorus organization in Washington, D.C.
Founder Archived 2011-07-20 at the Wayback Machine, visited Aug. 20, 2010 Meryle Secrest, A Fresh Approach, The Washington Post, Nov. 29, 1964, p. G1. Choral
Choral Arts Society of Washington
Choral_Arts_Society_of_Washington
Manager Partner Ana Bedayo". news.amomama.com. Retrieved 22 July 2025. Secrest, Meryle (2011). Stephen Sondheim : A Life. Random House Digital, Inc. ISBN 978-0307946850
List of gay, lesbian or bisexual people: Sj–Sz
List_of_gay,_lesbian_or_bisexual_people:_Sj–Sz
Screw Company, by James A. Taylor Frank Lloyd Wright: A Biography, by Meryle Secrest, p. 179 House Documents, Otherwise Publ. as Executive Documents: 13th
Charles_E._Roberts
American daily newspaper (1919–1992)
Hines, "The Wright Stuff", The New York Times, September 16, 2009. Meryle Secrest, Frank Lloyd Wright: A Biography (reprint ed., University of Chicago
Tulsa_Tribune
Hotel in Uchisaiwaicho, Chiyoda ward, Tokyo
1974). "Genialne idee "szalonego architekta"". Młody Technik: 38–45. Secrest, Meryle (1998). Frank Lloyd Wright: A Biography. University of Chicago Press
Imperial_Hotel,_Tokyo
American composer (1902–1979)
2023. "1996 Tony Awards". Tony Awards. Retrieved September 5, 2023. Secrest, Meryle (2001). Somewhere For Me. Alfred A. Knopf, a division of Random House
Richard_Rodgers
MERYLE SECREST
MERYLE SECREST
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American, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, Danish, English, German, Greek, Jamaican
An Aromatic; Evergreen Shrub; Botanical Name; The Myrtle is a Dark Green Shrub with Pink or White Blossoms; A Flower; Symbol of Victory
Male
English
English unisex name, derived from the Old French word merle, MERLE means "blackbird." It first came to public notice in the 1930s with the actress Merle Oberon, and is mostly given to girls.
Male
English
Variant spelling of English unisex Merrill, MERYLE means "sea-bright."
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, English, French, Gaelic, German, Irish, Latin, Swiss
Blackbird; Shining Sea; Sea-bright; Form of Merle; A Bird
Male
English
Unisex form of English Merlin, MERLYN means "sea fort."
Female
Polish
Polish pet form of Greek Maria, MARYLA means "obstinacy, rebelliousness" or "their rebellion."
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Muriel, MERIEL means "sea-bright."
Female
Yiddish
(מִירל) Yiddish form of Hebrew Miryam, MIRELE means "obstinacy, rebelliousness" or "their rebellion."Â
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Marylou, a compound name MARYLU means "obstinacy, rebelliousness" or "their rebellion" and "famous warrior."
Female
English
Feminine form of English unisex Merle, MERLA means "blackbird."
Girl/Female
Greek American English
Myrtle.
Female
English
Variant spelling of English unisex Merrill, MERYL means "sea-bright."
Girl/Female
British, English
Botanical Name; The Myrtle is a Dark Green Shrub with Pink or White Blossoms
Girl/Female
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
The Myrtle
Girl/Female
Christian, English, Irish
Shining; Sea Bright
Female
Turkish
Turkish form of Hebrew Miryam, MERYEM means "obstinacy, rebelliousness" or "their rebellion."Â
Female
Yiddish
Yiddish name PERLE means "pearl."
Female
English
English name derived from the vocabulary word, myrtle, the name of a flowering shrub or tree, derived from the Old French diminutive myrtille, MYRTLE means "little myrtle."
Male
English
Variant form of English unisex Merrill, MERYL means "sea-bright."
Female
English
 English gem name BERYL means "beryl," from Greek beryllos, a word applied to all green gemstones.Â
MERYLE SECREST
MERYLE SECREST
Female
Russian
(ÐнтониÑ) Feminine form of Russian Antoniy, possibly ANTONIYA means "invaluable."Â
Female
Danish
, mountain ugly.
Girl/Female
Slavic
Free.
Girl/Female
Latin
Happy.
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
A Prophet's name
Girl/Female
Hindu
Meek, Soft, Calm
Boy/Male
Indian
Boy/Male
English American Celtic Irish
Boy/Male
Greek
King of Epirus.
Girl/Female
Indian
MERYLE SECREST
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v. t.
To punish with a ferule.
n.
A little ball of marble, or of some other hard substance, used as a plaything by children; or, in the plural, a child's game played with marbles.
v. t.
To mix; to mingle; to meddle.
n.
A massive, compact limestone; a variety of calcite, capable of being polished and used for architectural and ornamental purposes. The color varies from white to black, being sometimes yellow, red, and green, and frequently beautifully veined or clouded. The name is also given to other rocks of like use and appearance, as serpentine or verd antique marble, and less properly to polished porphyry, granite, etc.
n.
Inborn mettle or courage; one's own temper.
imp. & p. p.
of Meddle
n.
The European blackbird. See Blackbird.
n.
See Meride.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Meddle
n.
A species of the genus Myrtus, especially Myrtus communis. The common myrtle has a shrubby, upright stem, eight or ten feet high. Its branches form a close, full head, thickly covered with ovate or lanceolate evergreen leaves. It has solitary axillary white or rosy flowers, followed by black several-seeded berries. The ancients considered it sacred to Venus. The flowers, leaves, and berries are used variously in perfumery and as a condiment, and the beautifully mottled wood is used in turning.
a.
Made of, or resembling, marble; as, a marble mantel; marble paper.
n.
Alt. of Merle
n.
Courage; spirit; mettle. See Mettle.
a.
Cold; hard; unfeeling; as, a marble breast or heart.
Superl.
Only this, and nothing else; such, and no more; simple; bare; as, a mere boy; a mere form.
n.
To stain or vein like marble; to variegate in color; as, to marble the edges of a book, or the surface of paper.
a.
Having the edge veined or spotted with different colors like marble, as a book.
n.
A thing made of, or resembling, marble, as a work of art, or record, in marble; or, in the plural, a collection of such works; as, the Arundel or Arundelian marbles; the Elgin marbles.
a.
Resembling myrtle or myrtle berries; having the form of a myrtle leaf.