English
Merrick
Merrick comes from Ancient Greek Μαυρίκιος ‘Maurice’, from Μαῦρος ‘Moor’, and ultimately from ἀμαυρός ‘dark, dusky’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἀμαυρόςamaurós‘dark, dusky’earlier origin unknown
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEΜαῦρος‘Moor’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEΜαυρίκιος‘Maurice’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEMauricius
- Welshc. 1500–presentMeurig
- Englishearliest quotation 2022Merrick
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἀμαυρόςamaurós‘dark, dusky’earlier origin unknown
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEΜαῦρος‘Moor’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEΜαυρίκιος‘Maurice’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEMauricius
- Welshc. 1500–presentMeurig
- Englishearliest quotation 2022Merrick
Earliest quotation: 2022, Sanders: “U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.)…”
Every English word from Ancient Greek ἀμαυρός
Today it means
name A surname from Welsh.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek ἀμαυρός / Merrick