Merle
proper nounproper nounattested in dialogue
A surname from French of French origin.
proper noun
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A surname from French of French origin.
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A male given name transferred from the surname.
Merle Haggard is a name out of a morality play. And that's the kind of songs he sings.
Etymology
Borrowed from French Merle.
proper noun
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A female given name from English.
Her name was Merle, and to her name she always said she owed the fact that Gilbert Vanborough ever looked at her.
"I wish I had a name like Merle Oberon or Miriam Hopkins," Mary Agnes said dreamily as she scanned the display of Coming Attractions.
Etymology
English 19th-century bird name from merle (“blackbird”), possibly also a variant of Muriel, Merrill, etc.
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Merle · A surname from French of French origin.
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