Mervyn is a masculine given name and occasionally a surname which is of

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origin, with elements ''mer'', probably meaning "marrow", and ''myn'', meaning "eminent". Despite the misconception of the letter 'V' being an English spelling, through Roman occupation of Britain, the Welsh language (at least for spelling) was Latinised and through centuries of evolution of the Welsh language, the modern Welsh spelling for Mervyn is Merfyn.

People with the given name

* Mervyn or Merfyn Frych, king of Gwynedd () * Mervyn Archdall (disambiguation), various persons * Mervyn S. Bennion (1887–1941), US Navy captain killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor, posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor * Mervyn Bishop (born 1945), professional photographer, the first Aboriginal Australian to work on a metropolitan daily newspaper * Mervyn Carrick (born 1946), Northern Ireland politician *

Mervyn Davies, Baron Davies of Abersoch Evan Mervyn Davies, Baron Davies of Abersoch, (born 21 November 1952) is a British former banker and was a Labour government minister until May 2010, as Minister of State for Trade, Investment and Small Business. Davies remains a UK governm ...

(born 1952), former banker and UK government minister *

Mervyn Davies Mervyn Davies may refer to: * Mervyn Davies, Baron Davies of Abersoch (born 1952), British businessman * Mervyn Davies (judge) (1918–2015), British judge * Mervyn Davies (rugby union), (1946–2012), Welsh rugby player {{hndis, Davies, Mervyn ...

(1946–2012), Welsh former rugby union player *

Mervyn Day Mervyn Richard Day (born 26 June 1955) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League as a goalkeeper for West Ham United, Orient, Aston Villa, Leeds United, Luton Town, Sheffield United and Carlisle United. H ...

(born 1955), English former football goalkeeper * Mervyn de Silva (1929-1999), Sri Lankan Sinhala journalist *

Mervyn Dillon Mervyn Dillon (born 5 June 1974), is a former West Indies cricket team, West Indian cricketer who featured as a fast bowler. He emerged at the twilight of both Courtney Walsh and Curtly Ambrose's careers. Dillon soon became the Windies' new bow ...

(born 1974), West Indian cricketer * Mervyn M. Dymally (1926–2012), American politician, first Trinidadian Lieutenant Governor of California * Mervyn Fernandez (born 1959), former National Football League and Canadian Football League wide receiver * Mervyn Fonseka, Solicitor General of Sri Lanka from 1943 to 1945 *

Merv Griffin Mervyn Edward Griffin Jr. (July 6, 1925 – August 12, 2007) was an American television show host and media mogul. He began his career as a radio and big band singer, later appearing in film and on Broadway theatre, Broadway. From 1962 to 1986, G ...

(1925-2007), American singer, television host and media mogul * Merv Harvey (1918–1995), Australian cricketer * Mervyn Hill (1902–1948), Welsh cricketer * Merv Hughes (born 1961), Australian cricketer * Mervyn Jayasuriya (died 2008), Sri Lankan Sinhala radio announcer *

Mervyn Johns David Mervyn Johns (18 February 18996 September 1992) was a Welsh stage, film and television actor who became a fixture of British films during the Second World War. Johns appeared extensively on screen and stage with over 100 credits between 1 ...

(1899–1992), Welsh film and television actor * Mervyn King (economist) (born 1948), British economist, Governor of the Bank of England * Mervyn King (judge), former judge of the Supreme Court of South Africa and chairman of the King Committee on Corporate Governance * Mervyn King (darts player) (born 1966), British darts player * Mervyn King (bowls) (born 1966), English bowls player * Mervyn Kitchen (born 1940), English former first-class cricketer and international umpire *

Mervyn LeRoy Mervyn LeRoy (; October 15, 1900 – September 13, 1987) was an American film director and producer. During the 1930s, he was one of the two great practitioners of economical and effective film directing at Warner Bros., Warner Brothers studios, ...

(1900–1987), American film director, producer and sometime actor * Mervyn Maynard (-2017), Aboriginal Australian jockey * Mervyn Middlecoat (1940–1971), Pakistan Air Force wing commander * Mervyn Peake (1911–1968), English modernist writer, artist, poet and illustrator, best known for his ''Gormenghast'' series * Mervyn Pike, Baroness Pike (1918–2004), British politician * Mervyn Rose (1930–2017), Australian tennis player * Mervyn Silva (born 1944), controversial Sri Lankan politician * Mervyn Spence (born 1958), Northern Irish musician * Mervyn Stockwood (1913–1995), Anglican Bishop of Southwark * Mervyn Taylor (1931–2021), Irish former politician * Mervyn Tuchet, 2nd Earl of Castlehaven (1593–1631), English nobleman convicted of rape and sodomy *

Mervyn Warren Mervyn Edwin Warren (born February 29, 1964) is an American film composer, record producer, Conductor (music), conductor, musical arranger, arranger, lyricist, songwriter, pianist, and vocalist. Warren is a five-time Grammy Award winner and a 1 ...

(born 1964), American film composer, record producer, songwriter, pianist and vocalist * Muff Winwood (born 1943), English songwriter and record producer * Mervyn Wood (1917–2006), Australian rower

People with the surname

* Audley Mervyn (1603?–1675), lawyer and politician in Ireland * Audley Mervyn (died 1717), Irish MP for Strabane and County Tyrone - see County Tyrone (Parliament of Ireland constituency) * Audley Mervyn (died 1746), Irish MP for County Tyrone - see County Tyrone (Parliament of Ireland constituency) * William Mervyn (1912–1976), English actor

Fictional characters

* Mervyn Bunter, a butler in Dorothy Sayers' stories featuring Lord Peter Wimsey * Mervyn Pumpkinhead, in ''The Sandman'' comic book * Mervyn, Sheriff of Rottingham, in the Mel Brooks film '' Robin Hood: Men in Tights'' * Sir Mervyn, a paladin in the video game '' Dragon Quest VII'' * the title character of '' Arthur Mervyn'', a 1799 novel written by Charles Brockden Brown

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