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What does Mervyn mean?
Mervyn 
as a name for boys is a Welsh and Old Welsh name, and the name Mervyn means "sea friend". Mervyn is an alternate spelling of Marvin (Welsh): version of Mervin. See also Merlin
STARTS WITH Me-
Variations
VARIANTS Murvynn, Murvyn, Murvin, Mervynn, Merven, Marvyn, Marven
OTHER FORMS VIA MARVIN, MERVIN Marve, Marwin, Marwynn, Merwin, Merwinn, Merwyn
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Mervyn Carmelo (M.C.), ..
How popular is Mervyn?
Mervyn is an uncommon given name for males but a somewhat popular surname for both adults and children (#103706 out of 150436, Top 69%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Mervyn was first listed in 1910-1919 and reached its top position of #955 in the U.S. in the 1930s, but is not ranked at the moment. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Marvin (#580 FROM RECENT DATA), Merlin, Mervin, Merwin and Merwyn are the prominent variation forms of Mervyn. Other forms, like Marwynn, are uncommon. Usage of these forms of Mervyn was more pronounced among parents during the years 1930-1939 (AVERAGE #694) and has become much less since (#1763, 94.1% LESS USAGE), with forms such as Marvin becoming less fashionable.
Similar Names
Mervyn is pronounced similarly to Morven and Morvyn. Other recommended sound-alike names are Aeryn, Arvyn, Berlyn, Berwyn, Dervin, Dervon, Derwyn, Devyn▼, Ervyn, Garvyn, Irvyn, Jermyn, Jevvyn, Kelvyn, Kervin, Kervyn, Kerwyn, Kevyn, Malvyn (see Malvin), Mardyn (see Marden), Martyn, Medvin, Medwyn, Melvin▼, Melvon, Melvyn▼, Melwyn, Merlen, Merlyn▼, Merlynn, Merton▼, Meryl, Morfin, Morfyn, Norvyn, Perkyn, Terryn, Teryn, Tevyn and Verlyn. These names tend to be more frequently used than Mervyn.
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