The Marvin Surname
Marvin Name Meaning and History
- from the Middle English personal name Merewine (Old English Maerwin, from mær ‘fame’ + win ‘friend’).
- from the Old English personal name Merefinn, derived from Old Norse Mora-Finnr.
- from the Old English personal name M?rwynn, composed of the elements m?r ‘famous’, ‘renowned’ + wynn ‘joy’.
- from the Welsh personal name Merfyn, Mervyn, composed of the Old Welsh elements mer, which probably means ‘marrow’, + myn ‘eminent’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Marvins from Findlay, OH via Union, PA via CT |
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| reinhald Marvin ancestory | Sandra Marvin Samuelson | 9 |
| Minnie L. Marvin |
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| MARVIN Arline 1914-1974 |
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| MARVIN Lizzie 1890-1972 |
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