merle
/mɜːl/US/mɝl/
merle noun: a Eurasian blackbird, Turdus merula.
Noun (1)
merle (plural merles)
- A Eurasian blackbird, Turdus merula.
- Any blackbird.
Noun (2)
merle (countable and uncountable, plural merles)
- A type of mottled coloration on dogs.
- A dog having this coloration.
Proper noun (1) capitalized: Merle
Merle
- A surname from French of French origin.
- A male given name transferred from the surname.
- Merle Haggard is a name out of a morality play. And that's the kind of songs he sings.1968 May 3, Al Aronowitz, “New Country Twang Hits Town”, in Life Magazine, page 12
Proper noun (2) capitalized: Merle
Merle
- A female given name from English.
- Her name was Merle, and to her name she always said she owed the fact that Gilbert Vanborough ever looked at her.1887, Emily Frances Adeline Sergeant, Jacob's Wife, page 92
- "I wish I had a name like Merle Oberon or Miriam Hopkins," Mary Agnes said dreamily as she scanned the display of Coming Attractions.1976, From These Hills, From These Valleys: Pennsylvania Writers' Collection, University of Pittsburgh Press, →ISBN, page 186
merle meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
merle in Hindi
- मर्ले, मेरले
merle in Tamil
- நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும்
merle in Marathi
- मर्ले
merle in Urdu
- مرلے, میرل
More languagesFewer languages
- merle in Bengali
- মার্লে, মেরেল
- merle in Telugu
- మెర్లే, మెర్లె
- merle in Malayalam
- മെർലെ
- merle in Kannada
- ಮೆರ್ಲೆ, ಮರ್ಲೆ
- merle in Punjabi
- ਮਰਲੇ, ਮਰੇਲ, ਮੇਰਲੇ
- merle in Gujarati
- મર્લે, મેરલે
- merle in Odia
- ମର୍ଲେ
- merle in Nepali
- मर्ले, मेरले
Forms of merle
| plural | merles |
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Origin of merle
From Middle English merle, from Old French merle (French merle), from Latin merula (“blackbird”) (whence the directly borrowed Middle English merule, and compare the taxonomic name Turdus merula), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂mes- (“black, blackbird”). Compare Breton moualch (“ouzel”), Welsh mwyalch (“blackbird, thrush”). Distantly related to the synonymous ouzel.
Borrowed from French Merle.
English 19th-century bird name from merle (“blackbird”), possibly also a variant of Muriel, Merrill, etc.
Words formed from merle
Words that rhyme with merle
Questions about merle
- What does merle mean?
- Merle means a Eurasian blackbird, Turdus merula.
- What is merle in Hindi?
- Merle in Hindi is मर्ले, मेरले. See Merle meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is merle?
- Merle can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce merle?
- Merle is pronounced /mɜːl/ (UK).
- What is the plural of merle?
- The plural of merle is merles.
Words near merle in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: merle (page history and authors); Merle (page history and authors); merle (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); merle (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); merle (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); merle (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); merle (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); merle (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); merle (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); merle (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); merle (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); merle (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); merle (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); merle (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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