Etymology

Mervyn

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Today it means: A male given name from Welsh. Full definition →

Welsh Merfyn ← Proto-Brythonic *mer
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  1. Proto-Brythonic · derived from*mer
  2. Welsh · derived fromMerfyn
  3. English todayMervyn

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

Words from the same roots

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