Mervyn
Meaning of Mervyn
Mervyn is a male name with English origins. It is pronounced as MER-vin (/ˈmɜrvɪn/). Mervyn is a variation of the name Mervin. In terms of popularity, data for newborns in New York shows that the name Mervyn was relatively common in the early 20th century, particularly in the 1930s, where it ranked around 375 to 537. While its popularity has declined over time, Mervyn still carries a sense of vintage charm and uniqueness. The name Mervyn does not have any specific associations or meanings beyond its historical usage. However, it remains a strong choice for parents looking for a classic yet uncommon name for their baby boy.
Pronunciation
English
- Pronunced as MER-vin (/ˈmɜrvɪn/)
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Notable People Named Mervyn
| Mervyn LeRoy was an American film director and producer who began his career as a juvenile actor in vaudeville and silent film comedies. |
| Mervyn Laurence Peake was an English writer, artist, poet, and illustrator best known for the Gormenghast books, which are compared to J.R.R. Tolkien's work but were influenced by his love for Charles Dickens and Robert Louis Stevenson. |
| Mervyn Edwin Warren is a versatile American musician known for his work as a film composer, record producer, conductor, and Grammy Award-winning songwriter. |
| Mervyn O'Gorman - Mervyn Joseph Pius O'Gorman was a British electrical and aircraft engineer known for his work at the Royal Aircraft Factory and contributions to road safety and traffic management. |
| Evan Mervyn Davies, Baron Davies of Abersoch, is a British former banker and Labour government minister known for his role as Minister of State for Trade, Investment, and Small Business. |
| Mervyn Taylor was an Irish Labour Party politician and the first Jewish cabinet minister in Ireland, known for his service as Minister for Equality and Law Reform and as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin South-West constituency. |
| Mervyn Garfield Thompson was a prominent New Zealand playwright and theatre director known for championing the downtrodden and revitalizing the songspiel genre. |
| Mervyn Eustace Morris OM is a renowned poet, professor emeritus, and former Poet Laureate of Jamaica known for his significant contributions to West Indian poetry and the promotion of nation language in Jamaican culture. |
| Thomas Mervyn Davies, also known as "Merv the Swerve," was a prominent Welsh rugby union player who earned 38 caps for Wales as a No. 8. |
| Mervyn Coleridge Alleyne was a renowned sociolinguist, creolist, and dialectologist known for his research on Caribbean creole languages. |
| Mervyn Simon Westfield is an English cricketer known for his involvement in a spot-fixing scandal. |
| Mervyn Jayathunga, also known as Pitiyage Mervyn Piyadasa Jayatunga, was a versatile Sri Lankan actor known for popularizing villainous roles in cinema and stage drama, with notable performances in films like Raktha and Pasamithuro. |
| Mervyn Maze, MD, MB ChB is a renowned professor in Anesthesia and Pain Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco and has also held a prominent position at Imperial College London. |
| Mervyn Jones was a British novelist, journalist, and biographer, known for his literary contributions and as the son of psychoanalyst Ernest Jones. |
| General Mervyn Archdall was an Irish officer in the British Army and a Member of Parliament for County Fermanagh in the United Kingdom. |
