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Mervyn

Welsh variant of Merfyn, as well as the usual Anglicized form.

PronunciationAmerican English /ˈmɜɹ.vɪn/; British English /ˈmɜː.vɪn/
Usage languagesEnglish, Welsh
US rank (2016)#12,185

Meaning and history

Mervyn is the Welsh variant of Merfyn and also its usual Anglicized form.

Popularity over timeUS births · boys
19971997: no US SSA record for this spelling
1998: no US SSA record for this spelling
1999: no US SSA record for this spelling
2000: no US SSA record for this spelling
2001: no US SSA record for this spelling
20022002: no US SSA record for this spelling
2003: no US SSA record for this spelling
2004: no US SSA record for this spelling
2005: no US SSA record for this spelling
2006: no US SSA record for this spelling
20072007: no US SSA record for this spelling
2008: no US SSA record for this spelling
2009: no US SSA record for this spelling
2010: no US SSA record for this spelling
2011: no US SSA record for this spelling
20122012: no US SSA record for this spelling
2013: no US SSA record for this spelling
2014: no US SSA record for this spelling
2015: no US SSA record for this spelling
20162016: 5 births, rank #12,185

Mervyn rose from #851 to #828 for boys between 1936 and 1937. That year also produced its highest recorded birth count, at 55.

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