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The Name Mervyn - Origin and Meaning of Mervyn
  



The Name Mervyn - Origin and Meaning of Mervyn


Gender

Masculine

Origin of the Name Mervyn

Old Welsh

Usage of the Name Mervyn

Welsh, English

Meaning of the Name Mervyn

The name Mervyn is an Anglicized form of the Welsh name Merfyn meaning "marrow famous" in Old Welsh.

Famous Bearers

Bearers of the name include Mervyn Johns (1899 - 1992), a Welsh actor; Mervyn LeRoy (1900 - 1987), an American film director, producer, and actor; Mervyn Peake (1911 - 1968), an English writer, poet, and illustrator; Mervyn Rose (born 1930), an Australian tennis player.
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