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I think Merlin is a beautiful name. It sounds strong and gentle at the same time, and both classy and modern. I like its meaning: “Sea fortress.” I also think it ages well, as I can picture it on a person of any age. Overall, I think Merlin is a lovely name.
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This name conveys great intelligence, wisdom, and dignity. I would love to meet a Merlin in real life. Never seen it used on anyone but the famous wizard.
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There is a female German news reporter called Merlin van Rissenbeck.
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There's a show called Merlin.
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It sounds like a name for a fish. No offense.
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I think you're thinking of “Marlin”, like the dad on Finding Nemo.
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So amazing. Without a doubt one of my favorite boy's names ever!
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Some people think that Merlin should be a name for a wizard, but I think not. My dog is called Merlin, and it is true he is 77% strong, and 82% strange. Very true.
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So, this needs to be updated to 2019 because my name is Merlin and I am a girl..
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It's okay, but sounds too old fashioned.
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This is also the name of a species of falcon.
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The name Merlin was given to 34 boys born in the US in 2015.
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Merlin is the code name of Mark Strong's character in 'Kingsman: The Secret Service'. His real name is unrevealed.
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Merlin Holland, the only grandchild of Oscar Wilde.
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This name has actually grown on me quite a bit to the point that I think I would use it for a child. It's very unique and there are a lot of worse namesakes than a very powerful, legendary wizard.
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Merlin is a character in the Touhou Project. (She is a girl by the way).
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I actually know a Merlin, and when I was younger I thought it was so cool that he had the same name as the legendary wizard. Though compared to the tall, mysterious, long white-bearded Merlin usually depicted in the Arthurian tales, the Merlin I know is quite average American looking.
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I would never use this name for a kid, but I actually like it. It has a nice sound, especially with a British accent. Merlin the Magician has been portrayed in many ways by many different people in books, television, movies, and even songs. Most recently there is a British TV show about Merlin that takes many liberties with the Arthurian legends, such as making Merlin and Arthur the same age, but is still quite good. In the US it is a summertime series picked up by NBC.
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I like it, but it's too tied to King Arthur and Sword and the Stone for me to ever use it.
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My sister's name is Merlin Evita, but it's not pronounced Murlin, we say Mar(like you say Mary)lyn.
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I don't agree with the conjectured reason why Geoffrey of Monmouth chose "Merlin" over "merdin" as proposed in this name's listing in the main database, because Myrddin in Welsh is pronounced, "meer-thin", not "mair-din". Quite possibly Monmouth chose the "L" spelling because "merle" finds its roots in "melaina", Greek for "dark, black". Or maybe he just made a mistake in pronunciation. Welsh is easy to mess-up.
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Spelled, Merlyn, means, "dark lake".
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A Merlin is the name of a small breed of European falcon, which gets its name from the Anglo-French word "merilun", derived from the Old French "esmerillon", which is in Modern French "émerillon", which finds its roots in the Frankish "smiril".
Merlin the Magician, from Arthurian legend, is probably from the Old French form of the Welsh proper name "Myrddhin", which is probably from the Celtic "Moridunon", meaning "of the sea-hill," ("mori-", meaning "sea" and "dunom", meaning "hill".)
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Merlin the Magician, from Arthurian legend, is probably from the Old French form of the Welsh proper name "Myrddhin", which is probably from the Celtic "Moridunon", meaning "of the sea-hill," ("mori-", meaning "sea" and "dunom", meaning "hill".)
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In terms of naming someone like that, it should be noted that Merlin, according to his myths, had his wizard powers because he was half demon.
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Even older versions say that he was one of the druids.
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