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Merle

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Variant of MERRILL or MURIEL. The spelling has been influenced by the word merle meaning "blackbird" (via French, from Latin merula).

MERRILL   male   English
From an English surname which was derived from the given name MURIEL.
MURIEL   female   English, French, Irish
Medieval English form of a Celtic name which was probably related to the Irish name MUIRGEL. The Normans brought it to England from Brittany. In the modern era it was popularized by a character from Dinah Craik's novel 'John Halifax, Gentleman' (1856).
MUIRGEL   female   Irish
Means "bright sea", derived from Gaelic muir "sea" and geal "bright".
MURIEL   female   English, French, Irish
Medieval English form of a Celtic name which was probably related to the Irish name MUIRGEL. The Normans brought it to England from Brittany. In the modern era it was popularized by a character from Dinah Craik's novel 'John Halifax, Gentleman' (1856).
MUIRGEL   female   Irish
Means "bright sea", derived from Gaelic muir "sea" and geal "bright".
EQUIVALENTS
ANCIENT CELTIC: Muriel
ANCIENT SCANDINAVIAN: Myrgjöl
ENGLISH: Meriel, Merla, Merrill, Meryl, Muriel
FRENCH: Muriel, Murielle
IRISH: Muirgel, Muirgheal, Muriel
SCOTTISH: Muireall
DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS
ENGLISH: Merletta
OTHER FORMS
ANCIENT CELTIC: Muriel
ANCIENT SCANDINAVIAN: Myrgjöl
ENGLISH: Mariel, Meriel, Merla, Merletta, Merrill, Meryl, Muriel
FRENCH: Muriel, Murielle
IRISH: Muirgel, Muirgheal, Muriel
SCOTTISH: Muireall
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