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MERRY (2)
GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: Literature
PRONOUNCED: MER-ee (English)   [key]
Meaning & History
The name of a hobbit in J. R. R. Tolkien's novel 'The Lord of the Rings' (1954). His full given name was Meriadoc, a semi-translation into English of his true hobbit name Kalimac meaning "jolly, merry".
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