At a Glance
- Meaning
- Great lord
- Origin
- Welsh
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- MUR-vin
Mervin is a Welsh boy's name meaning “great lord”. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Mervin
Meaning: Great lord.
Origin: Welsh.
A common claim: Sea fortress Actually: Commonly said to mean 'sea fortress', but the sourced gloss for Mervin is 'great lord'; scholarly opinion on the underlying Welsh roots is divided.
Source: Wiktionary, Wikipedia.
How to Pronounce Mervin
MUR-vinIPA /ˈmɜːrvɪn/
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