Merl - name meaning and origin

The girl's name Merl \m(e)-rl\ is a variant of Merle (Old French), and the meaning of Merl is "blackbird".

The baby name Merl sounds like Meryl, Merla, Merel and Meral. Other similar baby names are Mera, Mel and Perl.

Merl is a very rare female first name and an uncommon surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Merl. Compare Merl with related baby names.