Merlin

proper nouncommon in dialogue

United Kingdom//ˈmɜːlɪn//
United States//ˈmɝlɪn//

A wizard in the Arthurian legend.

proper noun

1
A wizard in the Arthurian legend.
It is a game of chemistry and confidence, where players of gold often make teams of lead, and vice versa. Coaches are like Merlins madly mixing metals, searching for “the right combination,” even if it contradicts common sense.
Music, art, entertainment, medicine, and science are being changed before our very eyes by technological Merlins waving silicon wands.
2
A male given name.
3
A census-designated place in Josephine County, Oregon, United States.

Etymology

From Middle English Merlyn, from Medieval Latin Merlinus and Old French Merlin, from Proto-Brythonic *Mor-ðin (literally “sea-hill”), from Proto-Celtic *mori (“sea”) + *dūnom (“stronghold, rampart”).

Forms

plural: Merlins

merle · A Eurasian blackbird, Turdus merula.Merle · A surname from French of French origin.merlin · A small falcon, Falco columbarius, that breeds in northern…

Merlin · A wizard in the Arthurian legend.

mermaid · A mythological creature with a woman's head and upper body,…Merrick · A surname from Welsh.merrily · In a cheerful or merry way.

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