The merlin Surname
merlin Name Meaning and History
- English, French, and Spanish (Merlín): from the Old French personal name Merlin, Latin Merlinus was derived from the Welsh personal name Myrddin. Merlinus was a Latinized form of Myrddin devised by Geoffrey of Monmouth and popularized in the Arthurian romances.
- Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): metronymic from the Yiddish female personal name Merle, a pet form of Miryam (see Mirkin).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| E. Pauline Merlin, 97, born ,in St. Louis, Mo., a daughter of the late Arthur Franklin Holt and Ethel (Nester) Holt. |
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| Roda Merlin |
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| Merline, Mohrlein Germany to Maryland, then to Oconto, WI |
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| Merlin from Nova Scotia | Murray Merlin | 33 |
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| Merlin History in "Vanishing Halifax" | Georgina (Gina) Merlin | 19 |
| Merlins from Russia |
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| Frederike Merlin, Franz Goerner |
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| Merlin name from Massachusetts N.S. | Joseph Amirault | 19 |
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