The story
- Welsh · derived fromMerfyn“Mervyn”
- English todayMarvin
From Welsh Merfyn (“Mervyn”), probably from mêr (“marrow”) + myn (“eminent”).
Words from the same roots
WelshMerfyn all →
MervynMerwin
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A male given name from Welsh. Full definition →
From Welsh Merfyn (“Mervyn”), probably from mêr (“marrow”) + myn (“eminent”).
WelshMerfyn all →
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.