Merinen

== Finnish == === Etymology === meri +‎ -nen, probably as a new surname adopted in Western Finland starting from the late 19th century, following the pattern of other -nen surnames === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmerinen/, [ˈme̞rine̞n] Rhymes: -erinen Syllabification(key): Me‧ri‧nen Hyphenation(key): Me‧ri‧nen === Proper noun === Merinen a Finnish surname ==== Declension ==== ==== Statistics ==== Merinen is the 2527th (tied with 9 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 315 individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland. === References ===