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The name Merbok has been used to name four tropical cyclones in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. The name was contributed by Malaysia and means a spotted-neck dove.

• Tropical Storm Merbok (2004) (T0426, Violeta) – brought heavy flooding during mid-November 2004.
• Tropical Storm Merbok (2011) (T1110, 12W) – caused no threat to land.
• Tropical Storm Merbok (2017) (T1702, 04W) – made landfall east of Hong Kong.
• Typhoon Merbok (2022) (T2213, 15W) – a Category 1 typhoon which later affected Alaska as a strong extratropical storm.