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Merlin at a glance
- Gender
- Boy
- Western numerology
- 8
- Indian numerology
- 2
- Characters
- 6
- Popular
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Merlin is a baby name with Indian, Anglo, Anglo Saxon, Arthurian Legend, Celtic, French, Welsh context. Parents can review its meaning, origin, numerology, sibling ideas, and similar names before adding it to a shortlist. The recorded meaning is Falcon; From the hill over the sea; Hand to Magic; Hawk From the sea fortress In Arthurian legend, Merlin Ambrosius was adviser/mentor to King Arthur; sea.
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Merlyn
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Blackbird; From the hill over the sea; Sea fortress In Arthurian mythology the wizard Merlin was King Arthur's mentor; Small Falcon
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Blackbird; From the hill over the sea; Sea fortress In Arthurian mythology the wizard Merlin was King Arthur's mentor; Small Falcon
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Bearer of the Light; handsome Also both a diminutive of Albert (noble, bright) and an abbreviation of names beginning with Al-; Scorpion; The Zodiac Sign Scorpio; To Soothe
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