Merry

See also: merry and Merrý

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛɹi
• Homophones: Mary, marry, merry (Mary–marry–merry merger)

Proper noun

Merry

1. A surname transferred from the nickname. Originally a nickname for a merry person.
2. A female given name from English from the adjective, also a diminutive of Mercy.
   • 1842 December – 1844 July, Charles Dickens, chapter 2, in The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit, London: Chapman and Hall, […], published 1844, →OCLC:

     '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.'

   • 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.

3. A diminutive of the male given name Meredith.

Anagrams

• Rymer

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English Merry.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Mer‧ry
• IPA^(key): /ˈmeɾi/, [ˈmɛ.ɾɪ]

Proper noun

Merry (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜇᜒ)

1. a female given name from English