Where does “Mervian” come from?

Mervian (English) comes from English ian, from Irish Eoin, from Old Irish Iohain, from Latin Iōannēs, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης, from Hebrew יוחנן, from Hebrew חנון, from Moroccan Arabic خنونة.

Mervian (English): Of or related to Merv, the oasis and city of Mary, Uzbekistan

Definitions

  1. Of or related to Merv, the oasis and city of Mary, Uzbekistan

Ancestry of “Mervian”, step by step

Mervian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ian

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishian
2IrishEoinJohn any of several people in the Bible
3Old IrishIohainJohn apostle
4LatinIōannēsJohn biblical persons
5Ancient GreekἸωάννης
6HebrewיוחנןYahweh is gracious
7Hebrewחנוןgracious, merciful, compassionate; passive...
8Moroccan Arabicخنونةmucus, snot
9Arabicخُنَّة

via English Merv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMervnoted for its former role on the Silk Road and similar trade routes
2EnglishMervyn
3WelshMerfynMervyn
4WelshmerNasal mutation of ber
5Proto-Celticsmérusmarrow
6Proto-Indo-Europeansmérusgrease
7Proto-Indo-Europeansmer-to fall into thought, remember, care for; to fall...
Every word from Arabic خُنَّة