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