It may be because several meanings. Our daughter was named after the ancient Egyptian importance. Meri is loved. T is the feminine ending. Meritaton (the beloved of the sun god Aton) was the daughter of Egyptian Pharaoh Akhenaten erstgebohrene ond his wife Nefertiti. Meritamun (The lover of the fertility god Amun) was the daughter and wife of Ramses II
(Sent from: Andreas Lang)