Meaning 
The name Merrilyn has the following meaning: One who is joyous. A variation of Meredith. Also means "A great chieftain" in Welsh.
It is a female name, suitable for baby girls.
Popularity 
As a baby girl name, Merrilyn is currently not a popular baby name in the USA. There are no available USA popularity statistics for the name Merrilyn for the past 100 years. However, the following chart shows the popularity ranking for the name Merri, of which the name Merrilyn is a variant.
Origins  Related names  The following names are baby names related to Merrilyn and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Merrilyn: Boys - Byron, Dawber, Durwood, Dwayne, Junior, Ramsey, Waylon, Zane, Girls - Aiyana, Claribel, Dawn, Destiny, Earlean, Jaelyn, Lassie, Merry, Both genders - Audrey, Carlisle, Muriel, Raven, Sky
Variants 
The name Merrilyn is a variant of Merri. Other popular variants of the name Merri are: Marrilee, Marylea, Meri, Merie, Merrea, Merree, Merrie, Merrielle, Merrile, Merrilee, Merrili, Merrilie, Merrily, Merrilyn, Merris, Merrita, Merry, Merryn
Style 
We think the name Merrilyn should fall under the following style category: Ladylike. See other Ladylike girl names
Impression 
Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Merrilyn to be: A cute, cheerful and humorous womanIn one word, you might describe Merrilyn as a(n) " humorous" person. See other "humorous" names for girls.
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