Mervyn is a masculine given name and occasionally a surname which is of
Old Welsh origin, with elements mer, probably meaning "marrow", and myn, meaning "eminent".[1]
Despite the misconception of the letter 'V' being an English spelling, through Roman occupation of Britain, the Welsh language (at least for spelling) was Latinised and through centuries of evolution of the Welsh language, the modern Welsh spelling for Mervyn is Merfyn.
People with the given name
Mervyn or
Merfyn Frych, king of Gwynedd (
c. 825 – c. 844)
^Hanks, Patrick; Hodges, Flavia (1992) [1990]. A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 235.
ISBN0192116517.
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Mervyn is a masculine given name and occasionally a surname which is of
Old Welsh origin, with elements mer, probably meaning "marrow", and myn, meaning "eminent".[1]
Despite the misconception of the letter 'V' being an English spelling, through Roman occupation of Britain, the Welsh language (at least for spelling) was Latinised and through centuries of evolution of the Welsh language, the modern Welsh spelling for Mervyn is Merfyn.
People with the given name
Mervyn or
Merfyn Frych, king of Gwynedd (
c. 825 – c. 844)
^Hanks, Patrick; Hodges, Flavia (1992) [1990]. A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 235.
ISBN0192116517.
Name list
This page or section lists people that share the same
given name or the same
family name. If an
internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article.