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Origin: |
Welsh |
Meaning: |
Moor |
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Pronunciation: |
(MEH rik) [Guide] |
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Miscellaneous Info for Merrick |
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Used in: |
English and Welsh speaking countries |
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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. |
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