Merlin

Used in: 3 countries

Origin: Medieval

From Middle English Merlyn, from Medieval Latin Merlinus and Old French Merlin, from Proto-Brythonic *Mor-ðin (literally “sea-hill”), from Proto-Celtic *mori (“sea”) + *dūnom (“stronghold, rampart”).

Etymology: Wiktionary (CC-BY-SA)

Name Variants & Related

Merlini Derived from Merlin
Merline Derived from Merlin
Merling Derived from Merlin
Merlino Derived from Merlin
Merlinc Derived from Merlin
Merlina Derived from Merlin
Merlinge Derived from Merlin
Merlinat Derived from Merlin
Merli Root name
Albania Medieval origin

Popularity by Country

Merlin

Rank #463

INSEE Death Records 1970-2024 ↗

Merlin

Rank #21230

Frequency 1,152 people (0.43 per 100k)

Ethnic Distribution

White 70.05% Hispanic 24.31% Black 2.78% Asian/PI 0.78% Native Am. 0.43% Two+ 1.65%

U.S. Census Bureau Surnames ↗

Merlin

Rank #49660

Frequency 11 people

sorokinpf/russian_names ↗

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