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Merry
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merry Merrý
English
Pronunciation
en merry ; Mary<aa:Mary-merry> marry<aa:marry-merry>
en ɛɹi 2
Proper noun
en nicknames. Originally a nickname for a merry person.
en female en:merry.
en female Mercy.
'Is he handsome, Pa?' inquired the younger daughter.'Silly Merry!' said the eldest: Merry being fond for Mercy. 'What is the premium, Pa? tell us that.' 2
1964 Brigid Brophy, The Waste Disposal Unit, Best Short Plays of the World Theatre 1958-1967, page 50:
It was on account of she had such a happy temperament I persuaded Mr. van der Most to let me call her Merry. Lots of folks, when they first meet her, they think she's called Mary - Maria, as you would say it, Signor Lumaca - but no, her name is really Merry, M-E-double-R-Y, because, I always tell them, she is.
en male Meredith.
Anagrams
en emrry Rymer
en unisex given names
Tagalog
Etymology
tl :bor en:Merry + 1
Pronunciation
Proper noun
meri
tl female English