Mervyn

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Mervyn

/ˈmɜː.vɪn/ UK
/ˈmɝ.vɪn/ US

Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)vɪn

Where it comes from

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

proper noun

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.

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@misc{mervyn_2026,
  title = {Mervyn},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mervyn},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}