Given name · also Latin
Merlín
“sea stronghold”
Merlín is a masculine given name from Medieval Latin, ultimately from Proto-Celtic. It is used in Spanish.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Merlín goes back to Proto-Celtic *mori *dūnom, meaning “sea stronghold.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Merlín comes from Medieval Latin, and ultimately from Proto-Celtic.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Medieval Latin Merlinus, from Old French Merlin, from Old Welsh Myrddin, from Proto-Celtic *mori *dūnom (“sea stronghold”).
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Merlín’s family of names
In Spanish usage, Merlín has a conventional equivalent in the French form Merlin.
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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