The merle Surname
merle Name Meaning and History
- German and French: nickname, possibly for a good or habitual singer or whistler, from Middle High German, Old French merle ‘blackbird’ (Latin merula). See Merlo.
- German: from a pet form of a short form of a personal name formed with German mar, mer ‘famous’ as the first element.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Merle surname |
 genie5785
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| Nicolaus Merle |
schorky
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| The MERLO / MERLE family | John Raciti | 0 |
| Harry J Merle |
Catahenita
| 0 |
| Merle | WGF | 0 |
| Henry Merle - Indiana | Susan Armstrong | 0 |
| Merle DNA Testing | David Merrell | 0 |
| De Merle/De Loge |
RobertMerrill44
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| Free Y-DNA Testing | David Merrell | 0 |
| Merle from Germany |
UlrikeBernhardt
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