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Gender: Male Meaning of Merrick: "fame, power" Origin of Merrick: Anglo-Welsh Merrick's Popularity in 2018: #817

Merrick Origin and Meaning

The name Merrick is a boy's name meaning "fame, power".

A strong, attractive surname name with a mix of possible origins: either from the Welsh first name Meuric,which is a form of Maurice, and contains Germanic elements meaning fame and power, or from a Scottish Gaelic word meaning a fork in a river or a road, which led to the name of several places named Merrick in Scotland. The Supreme Court saga of Justice Merrick Garland almost certainly caused the bump in popularity that propelled Merrick to its US Top 1000 debut in 2016.

Despite its ancient history, Merrick these days sounds more modern than the somewhat tired Derek.

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Rank in US: #817
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Famous People Named Merrick

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Merrick Brian Garland, U.S. federal judge and Supreme Court nominee
Merrick Anthony James-Lewis, British footballer
Merrick Thomson, Canadian lacross player
Zack Merrick, American bass player in All Time Low
John Merrick, American professional golfer
Joseph Merrick, Englishman with deformities dubbed the "The Elephant Man"
Will Merrick, English actor
Merrick Hanna, robot dancer from America's got talent

Pop Culture References for the name Merrick

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"Merrick," book by Anne Rice

Comments

thenameprincess Says:

2019-08-07T16:21:14

Mack is also a good one

danirose01 Says:

2017-03-20T00:37:42

Super cute, also Ricky for a slightly more stereotypically masculine nn.

RoddyThlayli Says:

2016-01-03T15:45:32

This is an awesome name, with the awesome nn Merry.