Merida
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- proper noun
- /ˈmɛrɪdə/
- Neologism
- Merida, this is what you've been preparing for your whole life.
- Merida the princess
Examples
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FishChick chose three to place on the cake: Merida, Queen Elinor (as a bear), and the horse.
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I walked out of the film thinking I wish I had grown up with a "Disney Princess" like Merida.
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But what if there was a way Merida could have everything she wants?
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I wish Merida could have at least made a new friend.
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When I came up with the idea for Princess Merida in Brave, that was how I looked at the story.
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Merida, all this work, all the time spent preparing you, schooling you, giving you everything we never had.
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Everybody's changed at the end of this movie, and Merida winds up taking a huge step towards adulthood, with everything that goes with it.
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In October, when the Halloween costumes hit the stores, FishChick chose a Merida costume.
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The film centers on a teenage princess and skilled archer, Merida, who, in an act of defiance, inadvertently brings chaos to her Scottish kingdom.
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Princess Merida bravely fought against tradition to assert her own destiny.
Surface Forms
Etymology
A helpful way to remember the princess Merida is to link her name to the English word merit ('deserve'), since she wins respect by her courage and skill with a bow. So the name fits her brave, independent character.