English
Merle
Merle comes from French Merle.
- Frenchc. 1600–presentMerle
- Englishearliest quotation 1968same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Frenchc. 1600–presentMerle
- Englishearliest quotation 1968same form
Earliest quotation: 1968, Al Aronowitz, New Country Twang Hits Town: “Merle Haggard is a name out of a morality…”
Every English word from French Merle
Today it means
name A surname from French of French origin.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / French Merle / Merle