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Summary
- No one named Merrick appears in the Bible, and it is not a Hebrew name.
- Merrick comes from a Welsh surname derived from the given name Meurig, from Old Welsh Mouric, possibly a Welsh form of the Latin Mauritius (Maurice).
- Mauritius comes from Maurus, Latin for “North African, Moorish”; name references do not support the meaning “fame and power.”
- Meurig ap Tewdrig, an early king of Gwent and Glywysing, was a patron of Llandaff Cathedral and was buried there.
- Saint Maurice, by tradition commander of the Theban Legion, was put to death at Agaunum around 287; his feast is 22 September.
- Merrick was in the American top 1,000 for boys only from 2016 to 2019, peaking at 818th in 2018.
Bibliography (Click to show)
- Behind the Name, “Merrick” (given name, with United States popularity figures from Social Security Administration data). https://www.behindthename.com/name/merrick
- Behind the Name, “Merrick” (surname). https://surnames.behindthename.com/name/merrick
- Behind the Name, “Meurig.” https://www.behindthename.com/name/meurig
- Behind the Name, “Maurice” and “Maurus.” https://www.behindthename.com/name/maurice
- Behind the Name, “Paul.” https://www.behindthename.com/name/paul
- “Meurig ap Tewdrig,” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meurig_ap_Tewdrig
- “Saint Maurice,” Wikipedia, on Eucherius of Lyon’s account and the views of Hippolyte Delehaye and Denis Van Berchem. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Maurice
- “Abbey of Saint-Maurice d’Agaune,” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbey_of_Saint-Maurice_d%27Agaune
