At a Glance
- Meaning
- Tied to the place name Carmarthen, whose root meant 'sea fort'
- Origin
- Welsh (from a place name)
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- MUR-thin
Myrddin is a Welsh (from a place name) boy's name meaning “tied to the place name Carmarthen, whose root meant 'sea fort'”. It appears in 3 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Myrddin
Meaning: Tied to the place name Carmarthen, whose root meant 'sea fort'.
Origin: Welsh (from a place name).
A common claim: Myrddin (the source of 'Merlin') is often said to mean 'sea fortress.' Actually: 'Sea fortress' is really the meaning of the place name Carmarthen — the personal name was built from that place name, not an independent word that happens to mean 'sea fortress.'
How to Pronounce Myrddin
MUR-thinIPA /ˈmərðɪn/
Popularity of Myrddin
Myrddin doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
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