Merian may refer to

People with the surname

  • Merian family, Swiss patrician family from Basel
  • Matthäus Merian the Elder (1593–1650), Swiss-German engraver and publisher
  • Matthäus Merian the Younger (1621–1687), Swiss painter
  • Maria Sibylla Merian (1647–1717), naturalist and scientific illustrator
  • Johann Bernhard Merian (1723–1807), Swiss philosopher
  • Christoph Merian (1800–1858), Swiss banker, businessman and rentier
  • Merian C. Cooper (1893—1973), American aviator and writer, director of King Kong
  • Charles Merian Cooper (1856–1923), American congressman from Florida
  • Leon Merian (born Leon Megerdichian) (1923-2007), American jazz trumpeter

Other

  • Merian (magazine), a German travel magazine
  • Plan de Mérian, a map of Paris, France created in 1615
  • Villa Merian, a Villa in Münchenstein, Switzerland
  • Christoph Merian Stiftung, a non-profit-making public utility institution in Basel, Switzerland
  • 48458 Merian, a minor planet named after Matthäus Merian
  • RV Maria S. Merian (launched 2005), a German research vessel

See also

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  • Meryan (disambiguation)
  • Meriam (disambiguation)
  • Marian (disambiguation)
  • Meridian (disambiguation)