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Merle (female)

Derivative of:Meriel (F)
Masculine form:Merle (M)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
Notes:

English, mainly UK, possibly a contracted form of Meriel [q.v.] but also possibly from the French "blackbird".  The male form is mainly US.
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