Mervyn

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UK/ˈmɜː.vɪn/US/ˈmɝ.vɪn/

proper noun

A male given name from Welsh.

OriginWelsh Merfyn ← Proto-Brythonic *mer →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A male given name from Welsh.

    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.

    1863, Sheridan Le Fanu, The House by the Churchyard

Origin

  1. Proto-Brythonic*mer
  2. WelshMerfyn
  3. EnglishMervyn

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

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Mervyn. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mervyn

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“Mervyn.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mervyn. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mervyn,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mervyn.

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