Merry
proper nouncommon in dialogue
A surname transferred from the nickname. Originally a nickname for a merry person.
proper noun
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A surname transferred from the nickname. Originally a nickname for a merry person.
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A female given name from merry.
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A diminutive of the female given name Mercy.
'Is he handsome, Pa?' inquired the younger daughter. 'Silly Merry!' said the eldest: Merry being fond for Mercy. 'What is the premium, Pa? tell us that.'
It was on account of she had such a happy temperament I persuaded Mr. van der Most to let me call her Merry. Lots of folks, when they first meet her, they think she's called Mary - Maria, as you would say it, Signor Lumaca - but no, her name is really Merry, M-E-double-R-Y, because, I always tell them, she is.
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A diminutive of the male given name Meredith.
Merry · A surname transferred from the nickname. Originally a nickname for a merry person.
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