Merryn Name Meaning & Origin
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A traditional name from Cornwall
There is a small province named St. Merryn after Saint Mirin (Merryn), the Early Catholic missionary and patron saint of football and Paisley, Scotland.
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We call our daughter Merr Merr (pronounced mare mare). I'm sure she'll hate it when she's older but as she's only 2 its really cute. It all came about because he older brother couldn't pronounce Merryn when she was first born.
- Meanings and history of the name Merryn
Old Cornish name, meaning unknown. Used since the Middle Ages, it was originally used as a man's name.
Pronounced: MEER-uhn.Maeryn - Pearl of the Sea
Maren is Scandinavian for Pearl
Meryn is Latin for Of the Sea
Saint Mirin (Merryn), Early Catholic missionary and patron saint of football and Paisley, Scotland.- Famous real-life people named Merryn
Saint Mirin (Merryn), Early Catholic missionary and patron saint of football and Paisley, Scotland.
- Merryn in song, story & screen
I'm not positive but I believe the wife of Mel Gibson's character in Braveheart is named Maren. I believe Merryn is pronounced the same and just a variation on the spelling. Edit: It was actually Murron.