Merle - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's and girl's name Merle \m(e)-rle, mer-le\ is pronounced merl. It is of French origin, and its meaning is "blackbird". Country-western singer Merle Haggard has made this name familiar.

For more information, see also the related name Merlin.

Baby names that sound like Merle are Marley, Marly, Marlea, Marloe, Meryl, Merrel, Merill, Meril, Morley, Morly and Morlee. Other similar baby names are Berle, Merce, Merlen and Verle.

Merle is a popular male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Merle. Click here to compare Merle with related baby names.