Merryn

Meaning: (Joyful, Lighthearted, Of the Sea, Star of the Sea, Pearl of the Sea, Beloved of Amun, Pregnant Mother, Variant of Merry, A traditional name from Cornwall, Used since the Middle Ages, it was originally used as a man’s name. St. Merryn is the name of a village in Cornwall and the name may have originally been given to girls born here.)

Origin: (Old Cornish, Old English, Latin, French, Scandinavian, Egyptian)

Pronunciation: (MEH-rin, MEER-uhn, MEH-RihN)

Gender: Female

I was looking up the meaning of a name and saw this one. I have decided to use it as the name of my main characters ancestress in my current novel I am writing. I had never seen this name before but I really like it. The meanings are beautiful and it is interesting in its look.