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Merlin 1
Gender Feminine
Usage Estonian
Other Forms FormsMerlyn

Meaning & History

Elaboration of Merli.
Added 6/11/2011 by anonymous
Edited 7/24/2020 by Frollein Gladys and Mike C

Merlin 2
Gender Feminine
Other Forms FormsMerlyn

Meaning & History

Medieval German diminutive of Margarethe, via the variant Mergelin.
It has been recorded several times throughout the 13th and 14th century, among others in 1355 in the area around Cologne. It seems to have been popular in the 1300s in what is today Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.
Added 10/3/2012 by Frollein Gladys
Edited 8/21/2018 by Frollein Gladys


See Also

Merlin, and user submission Merlín