From the English word merry, ultimately from Old English myrge. This name appears in Charles Dickens' novel 'Martin Chuzzlewit' (1844), where it is a diminutive of Mercy. The name of a hobbit in J. R. R. Tolkien's novel 'The Lord of the Rings' (1954). His full given name was Meriadoc, a semi-translation into English of his true hobbit name Kalimac meaning 'jolly, merry'. Simply the adaptation of the English word merry, derived from Old English 'myrge'. It is also considered a diminutive of Meredith.
Merry Related Names Variants: Merri, Merrie
Merry Celebrities Merry Anders - actress, Merry Whiteford - writer,
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