Merrilyn
Meaning of Merrilyn
Merrilyn, a name born where Old English mæer—“fame”—flows into the Welsh llyn—“lake”—unfurls like a moonlit lotus drifting across a yūzen-dyed koi pond behind a weathered shōji screen in Kyoto, its syllables scattering like sakura petals on still water. Though its gentle currents first whispered through American birth registers in the Roaring Twenties and reached their quiet swell in the postwar Fifties, Merrilyn retains a timeless resonance, bearing both the ephemeral elegance of a cherry blossom at dawn and the enduring strength of bamboo shrouded in morning mist. In those three syllables resides the cool clarity of ink-wash landscapes and the soft promise of a name that bridges vintage grace with an almost Zen-like serenity.
Pronunciation
English
- Pronunced as MER-uh-lin (/ˈmɛrəlɪn/)
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