Mervyn

English

Etymology

Welsh Merfyn, probably from mer (“marrow”) (from Proto-Brythonic *mer) + myn (“eminent”) (compare Irish mín (“smooth, elegant, courteous”)).[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈmɜː.vɪn/
    • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈmɝ.vɪn/
  • Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)vɪn

Proper noun

Mervyn

  1. A male given name from Welsh.
    • 1863, Sheridan Le Fanu, The House by the Churchyard:
      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.

References

  1. ^ Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges: A Concise Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press 2001.
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