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Mervyn

/ˈmɜː.vɪn/US/ˈmɝ.vɪn/

Mervyn proper noun: a male given name from Welsh.

Proper noun

Mervyn

  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 of Mervyn

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

Questions about Mervyn

What does Mervyn mean?
Mervyn means a male given name from Welsh.
What part of speech is Mervyn?
Mervyn is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Mervyn?
Mervyn is pronounced /ˈmɜː.vɪn/ (UK).

Words near Mervyn in the dictionary

  1. Merville
  2. Mervin
  3. Mervine
  4. Mervines
  5. MERVs
  6. Mervyn
  7. Merwan
  8. merwife
  9. Merwin
  10. merwinite
  11. merwitch

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