Mervyn

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English

Etymology

Welsh Merfyn, probably from mer (marrow) (from Proto-Brythonic *mer) + myn (eminent) (compare Irish mín (smooth, elegant, courteous)).[1]

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Mervyn

  1. A male given name from Welsh.
    • 1863, Sheridan Le Fanu, The House by the Churchyard:
      Mervyn, in the meantime, had had his solitary meal in the famous back parlour of the Phoenix, where the newspapers lay, and all comers were welcome.

References

  1. ^ Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges: A Concise Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press 2001.