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Gender:

Boy

Origin:

Welsh

Meaning:

Moor

Origin:

English

Meaning:

Moor

Pronunciation:

(MEH rik)   [Guide]

Form of:

Meurig

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Surnames Names, English Names, Welsh Names

Used in:

English and Welsh speaking countries

Additional info:

Transferred use of the surname, from the Welsh personal name Meurig, a form of Maurice ("moor").

Some think it might derive from the Old French personal name introduced to Britain by the Normans, composed of the Germanic elements meri, mari ‘fame’ + ric ‘power’, ‘ruler’.
Or maybe from the French name Médéric, derived from a Germanic personal name conposed of mecht ‘strength’, ‘might’ + ric ‘power’; ‘ruler’.

It may also be an Anglicized form of the Irish Gaelic Ó Mearadhaigh.
The name meaning of Merrick and the name origin of Merrick have been reviewed by our name experts.
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