Mervyn

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English

Etymology

(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Welsh Merfyn, probably from mer (“marrow”) + myn (“eminent”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "RP" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈmɜː.vɪn/
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  • Rhymes: -ɜː(r)vɪn

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.
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