Surname · also Late Latin

Merlán

“great; famous”

Merlán is a surname from Late Latin, ultimately from Proto-Germanic. It is used in Galician.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Merlán goes back to a word meaning “great; famous.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Merlán comes from Late Latin, and ultimately from Proto-Germanic.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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