Mervyn name meaning
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What does Mervyn mean?
Mervyn means Sea Lover, Form of Marvin, Friend of the Sea, Sea Hill, Great, Marrow Eminent or Famous Friend is a gender-neutral name, majorly used in Swedish, Danish, Finnish, English and Norwegian has origin in Celtic and Welsh.
Mervyn is variant form of everlasting and preeminent Marvin. Marvin is form of Marwin in English language. Also Marvin is English equivalent of Mervyn. Widely Accepted Marvin is originated from Welsh and Anglo-Saxon languages, Marvin means "Famous Friend, Sea Lover and Friend of the Sea".
How do I pronounce Mervyn?
m(e)-rv-yn is the most common way to pronounce two syllabled Mervyn. mer-vyn is another way(s) to say the name.
Variants of Mervyn
Marvin, Myrddin, Merfyn, Marwin, Marve, Merwin, Marv
How popular is the name Mervyn?
Mervyn is a familiar baby name in United States, it has been in use since 1905 and was able to reach the top 900 names. In 1937, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 824 on boy names chart when 55 babies were named Mervyn.
Over 1583 people have been named Mervyn in United States. Mervyn is a unique baby name in France during its short run, it been to the top 1000 names. In 2005, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 946 on boy names chart when 33 babies were named Mervyn.
Mervyn is an uncommon baby name in England and Wales, its highest ever rank is 1962 (2003) in its 11 years run on England and Wales naming chart. In Ireland, it had been in use since 1964 and made it to the top 200 but has appeared since 1989.
There are over 230 babies that have been given the name Mervyn in Ireland. But Mervyn is a popular baby name in England where every 1 in 6000 have the name as well as in South Africa.
According to our evaluation, over 30000 babies have been named Mervyn globally.
| Year | Boys | Girls | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Births | Rank | Births | |
| 2016 | 12171 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 8454 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 9241 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 6842 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 5453 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 4112 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4758 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 5821 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 5613 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 5148 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
Facts
Mervyn in Nordic countries
| Countries | Men | |
|---|---|---|
| First Name | Secondary Name | |
 | 106 | 41 |
 | 7 | 4 |
 | 6 | 0 |
Numerological aspects of Mervyn
You have a great sense of humor and it's probably not the first time you hear it. You get disappointed when you realize that most people worry more about social appearances rather than personal growth. You have to understand that not everyone is willing and excited to succeed in life as you are. In order to earn more, use some of your many talents. You have a strong will to succeed and survive on your own.
Go through the following names similar to Mervyn
- Colyne means Victory or People is a baby girl name is originated from Old Greek and Celtic is primarily used in French
- Kaeden - The famous unisex name Kaeden came from Arabic and Celtic which is particulary used in English language, Kaeden means "Son of Cadán"
- Aiden - Widespread unisex name Aiden means "Powerful or Born of Fire" has its roots in Celtic and Old Irish is prevalently used in Marathi, Tamil and Hindi
- Albon - Odd boy name Albon has its origin in Celtic, meaning of Albon is "White Rock and The Element Alp Which Means Rock". Albon is resulted from Albion.
- Brivaëla means Consideration or Prince is of Celtic origin
Middle names for Mervyn
There are many trending and attractive middle names that are commonly paired with Mervyn.
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Famous people named Mervyn
- Mervyn Tuchet, 2nd Earl of Castlehaven, English nobleman
- Mervyn Meggitt, Australian anthropologist and one of the pioneering researchers of highland Papua New Guinea and of Indigenous Australian cultures
- Mervyn Wall, Irish writer who was born in Dublin
- Mervyn Levy, British artist, art teacher and writer on art
- Mervyn Crossman, Australian field hockey player,
- Mervyn Jones, British diplomat
- Mervyn Wheatley, British Army officer and a Conservative Party politician
- Mervyn Thompson, prominent New Zealand playwright and theatre director
- Mervyn Jaffey, Irish former cricketer
- Mervyn Austin, Australian headmaster and professor
- Mervyn Arthur Hardie, Canadian politician, businessman and bush pilot
- Mervyn Stockwood, Anglican Bishop of Southwark from 1959 to 1980
- Mervyn Peake, English writer, artist, poet, and illustrator
- Mervyn LeRoy, American film director, film producer, author
- Mervyn King, Baron King of Lothbury, British economist and public servant
- Mervyn Taylor, former Irish Labour Party politician
- Mervyn Dymally, Democratic politician from California
- Mervyn Pinfield, British television producer and director working for the BBC during the 1950s and 1960s
- Mervyn Pike, Baroness Pike, British Conservative politician
- Mervyn Davies, Welsh rugby union player
- Mervyn Rose, Australian male tennis player
- Mervyn Morris, poet and professor emeritus at the University of the West Indies
- Mervyn King, English professional darts player
- Mervyn Dillon, former West Indian cricketer
- Mervyn S. Bennion, captain in the United States Navy
- Mervyn Haisman, British screenwriter of film and television
- Mervyn Day, former professional footballer
- Mervyn Waite, Australian cricketer who played in 2 Tests in 1938
- Mervyn Grell, West Indian cricketer
- Mervyn Blake, Canadian stage actor
- Mervyn Keane, former Australian rules football player and coach
- Mervyn Johns, distinctive Welsh film and television character actor
- Mervyn Bishop, Australian news and documentary photographer
- Mervyn Fernandez, former professional American and Canadian football player
- Mervyn Horton, Australian art editor
- Mervyn Wood, Australian rower of the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s
- Mervyn Storey, Northern Ireland politician and a Democratic Unionist Party MLA for North Antrim
- Mervyn Westfield, English cricketer
- Mervyn Warren, American film composer, record producer, music conductor, music arranger, lyricist
- Mervyn Davies, Baron Davies of Abersoch, Labour government minister until May 2010
- Mervyn King, lawn bowler from Fakenham
- Mervyn Kitchen, former English first-class cricketer and international umpire
- Mervyn King, South African corporate attorney, arbitrator, mediator
- Mervyn Carrick, former Unionist politician in Northern Ireland
- Mervyn Griffith-Jones, British judge and former barrister
- Mervyn Moore in Angels & Demons as Sound Department
- Actor Mervyn Barrington, renowned for movie When the Kellys Were Out
- Mervyn Jayathunga played significant character of Mervyn Jayasekera in 1989 action, drama flick Nommara 17.
- Mervyn Richards, from 2002 drama, thriller film No Seed, who portrayed the Ian Valentine.
Lists having Mervyn
- Boys names beginning with M
- Girls names beginning with M
- American Baby Names
- Celtic Baby Names
- English Baby Names
- Welsh Baby Names
- Danish Baby Names
- Finnish Baby Names
- Norwegian Baby Names
- Swedish Baby Names
- Girl names that starts with Mer
- Baby Names that mean Sea
- Baby Names that mean Lover
- Baby Names that mean Friend
- Baby Names that mean Hill
- Baby Names that mean Great
- Baby Names that mean Eminent
- Baby Names that mean Famous
Sources
- Social Security Administration, https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/index.html
- Office for National Statistics, https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/livebirths
- Central Statistics Office - An Phríomh-Oifig Staidrimh, https://visual.cso.ie/?body=entity/babynames
- Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/2540004