Merryn

[3ormoredogs]

For a girl although I’m aware it can be unisex?

Any thoughts?

I have a friend called Merryn. It's a lovely name. She told me St Merryn is a place in Cornwall.

It doesn't have to be spelt with a y though -
Merrin Williams is one of the central characters of the book/film Horns which Daniel Radcliffe starred in. But don't watch it now though - it's a horror and might put you off!

It would be pronounced Mer-ryn as far as I know? I literally just read it the way it’s spelt.

Never watched catastrophy, I’ll watch a bit before we decide

It’s so difficult to find something unusual, not crazy, not a film character, easily spelt running out of ideas!

It's a place in Cornwall near Padstow (St Merryn).

I quite like it though.

It was top of our list if DS had been a girl, and it's what we'll use if our next baby is a girl too, due in January!! I adore it!

Love it, I have one! Ours is spelt Merren though. (merr-en)

Good friends have a Merryn (Merr-in) named after ours.

I love it. I've only heard it for girls.

Lovely

It’s nice.

I also love Mirrin.

Love it. Unusual without being out there and strong but pretty

Beautiful name was my choice for a girl 21 years ago but I had a boy.

Pretty standard name here for a female.

Sounds too Tolkien for me. Could be the name of a hobbit.

I don't really like it. It's the name of a journalist whom I don't like, and I associate it with her.

I’m biased , I love it, I have a Merryn! A family friend has an 18year old Merryn, which is where we first heard the name. It comes from the village of St Merryn in Cornwall. Occasionally people have trouble spelling it, and she gets called Mary sometimes, but it’s not a big issue.

Gorgeous!

@Passmeamenuatthetottenham

It's a place in Cornwall near Padstow (St Merryn).

I quite like it though.

But the place is named after a person, Saint Merryn (whom the parish church was dedicated to)

It's a lovely name.

Love it!!

It’s a popular name in Cornwall. Lovely

Never watched catastrophe, I’ll watch a bit before we decide

I think the baby in Catastrophe was Muireann.

I knew a Merryn once. I thought it was a great name! Still do!

I know a couple, various ages.

Think after St Merryn. It's pronounced
Meh-rin not Mer-rin like Mermaid

@CormoranStrike

It’s nice.

I also love Mirrin.

I wouldn't be able to get the Japanese rice wine out of my head (Mirin)

Just posting again to say we sometimes have people thinking ours is called Marian or other similar names. Mil called her mirrin at first (like the rice wine) but think she was just trying to make some weird point... I also liked it because it sounds like a mix of Merry and Pippin (LOTR). We love the nickname merry, merry-bobs etc.