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Meaning of name Merrilyn

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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.
USA baby name statistics

Origins

The name Merrilyn is very likely a(n) English variant of the name Merri. See other suggested English girl baby names.

You might also like to see the other variants of the name Merri.

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 woman

In one word, you might describe Merrilyn as a(n) "humorous" person.

See other "humorous" names for girls.

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Famous persons

See the meaning of Merri for names of some famous persons with the name Merrilyn or Merri (or their variants).
Madison (2)
Mia (36)
Maria (42)
Mary (55)
Michelle (64)
Melissa (90)
Melanie (98)
Molly (103)
Mya (124)
Margaret (127)
Melvine
Mille
Montese
Meranda
Myrtisa
Mertle
Mercede
Mariyah
Meleda
Monise
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