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Merlan

MER-lan

Letters

6

Syllables

2

Origin

Welsh

Total Births

6

Peak Year

#6 in 1940

First Recorded

1940

Style

Vintage

Spelling

Easy to spell

What It Means

Of uncertain origin, possibly a variant of Merlin (Welsh for 'sea fort') or a phonetic spelling of Marlon.

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Numerology

5

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