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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.