Where does “Mervyn” come from?

Mervyn is an English given name derived from Welsh Merfyn, which comes from Welsh mer with unknown ultimate meaning.

Ancestry of “Mervyn”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Welsh	Merfyn	Mervyn
2	Welsh	mer	Nasal mutation of ber
3	Proto-Celtic	smérus	marrow
4	Proto-Indo-European	smérus	grease
5	Proto-Indo-European	smer-	to fall into thought, remember, care for; to fall...

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