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Merle

Unisex NameEnglish Origin

Meaning

Variant of MERRILL or MURIEL. The spelling has been influenced by the word merle meaning "blackbird"

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Name Personality

Based on famous people named Merle and cultural associations, this name tends to be associated with:

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Famous People Named Merle

Merle Robbins

Merle Robbins (September 12, 1911 – January 14, 1984) was an American barber from Reading, Ohio who invented the card game UNO.

Merle Curti Award

The Merle Curti Award is awarded annually by the Organization of American Historians for the best book in American social and/or American intellectual history.

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Merle Middleton Odgers

Merle Middleton Odgers (April 21, 1900 - September 6, 1983) was president of Bucknell University from 1954 until his retirement in 1964, when he was named president emeritus.

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Merle Shain

Merle Shain (1935–1989)Merle Shain fonds at York University Archives and Special Collections was a Canadian author and journalist.

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Merle Travis the Guitar Player

Jimmy Wakely Presents Merle Travis the Guitar Player is a LP album by Merle Travis and Jimmy Wakely from 1976 on the Shasta label.

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Merle in Other Languages

Ancient CelticMuriel
EnglishMariel
EnglishMeriel
EnglishMerla
FrenchMuriel
FrenchMurielle
IrishMuirgel
IrishMuriel

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