Updated June 9, 2019

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Girl name origins & meanings

  • French : Blackbird
  • Welsh : The fort by the sea; falcon

Girl name variations

Merlyn

Merlyn

+ 13% this year
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Boy name origins & meanings

  • Celtic, Anglo-Saxon, Welsh : Sea; falcon; sea hill

Boy name variations

Merlyn

Merlyn

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Marlin

Marlin

+ 5% this year
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Marlen

Marlen

- 10% this year
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Marwin

Marwin

0 % this year
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Mervin

Mervin

- 13% this year
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Merv

Merv

0 % this year
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Merle

Merle

+ 18% this year
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How Popular Is The Name Merlin

Family name origins & meanings

  • English, French, and Spanish (Merlín) : from the Old French personal name Merlin, Latin Merlinus was derived from the Welsh personal name Myrddin. Merlinus was a Latinized form of Myrddin devised by Geoffrey of Monmouth and popularized in the Arthurian romances.
  • Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) : metronymic from the Yiddish female personal name Merle, a pet form of Miryam (see Mirkin).