Merry

As a given name, Merry may refer to:
Merry Anders (1934–2012), American actress born Mary Helen Anderson
Merry Clayton (born 1948), American soul and gospel singer and actress
Gladys Geissmann (1908–1978), better known as Merry Hull, American accessory designer credited with the "finger-free" glove
Merry Lepper (born 1942), American long-distance runner acknowledged to have set a world record in the marathon in 1963
Merry Meriadoc Brandybuck, a character in The Lord of the Rings
Merry Pemberton, a DC Comics character

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Old English myrge "pleasing, agreeable, pleasant, sweet; pleasantly, melodiously," from Proto-Germanic *murgijaz, which probably originally meant "short-lasting," (compare Old High German murg "short," Gothic gamaurgjan "to shorten"), from PIE root *mregh-u- "short." The only exact cognate for meaning outside English was Middle Dutch mergelijc "joyful." Connection to "pleasure" is likely via notion of "making time fly, that which makes the time seem to pass quickly" (compare German Kurzweil "pastime," literally "a short time;" Old Norse skemta "to amuse, entertain, amuse oneself," from skamt, neuter of skammr "short"). There also was a verbal form in Old English, myrgan "be merry, rejoice." For vowel evolution, see bury (v.).Bot vchon enle we wolde were fyf, þe mo þe myryer. [c. 1300]The word had much wider senses in Middle English, such as "pleasant-sounding" (of animal voices), "fine" (of weather), "handsome" (of dress), "pleasant-tasting" (of herbs). Merry-bout "an incident of sexual intercourse" was low slang from 1780. Merry-begot "illegitimate" (adj.), "bastard" (n.) is from 1785. Merrie England (now frequently satirical or ironic) is 14c. meri ingland, originally in a broader sense of "bountiful, prosperous." Merry Monday was a 16c. term for "the Monday before Shrove Tuesday" (Mardi Gras).

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Form of English Mercy: forgiveness, mercy; cheerful or jolly.

Popularity	Name	Birth Year	Description
1	Merry Clayton	1948	American musician
2	Merry Anders	1932	American actress
3	Merry Gentry		Character
4	Katharine Merry	1974	British 400m runner
5	Merry Pemberton
6	Merry Andani	1969	Indonesian singer
7	Merry Bullock		American psychologist
8	Merry Putrian	1979
9	Sophie Merry	2000	Irish animator, director and dancer
10	Anthony Merry	1756	British diplomat
11	Merry Mustaf
12	Abdelkrim Merry	1955	Moroccan footballer
13	Eleanor Merry	1873	British Anthroposophist
14	Diana Merry		American computer programmer
15	Olivia Merry	1992	New Zealand hockey player
16	William Walter Merry	1835	English classical scholar, clergyman, and educator
17	Robert Merry	1755	British poet
18	Nick Merry	1961	English football chairman
19	Merry Hermanus	1944	Belgian politician
20	Sally Engle Merry	1944
21	Merry Graham	1954
22	Merry Hull	1908	American fashion designer
23	Fernando de Parias Merry		Spanish politician
24	Mustafa Merry	1958	Moroccan footballer
25	Merry Wiesner-Hanks	1952	American historian
26	Thomas Merry	1605	English politician and mathematician
27	Merry Lepper	1942	American distance runner
28	Tom Merry
29	Emma Merry	1974	British athlete
30	Cyril Merry	1911	West Indian cricketer
31	Merry Shannon	1979	American novelist
32	Robert W. Merry
33	Arlette Merry	1918	French actress
34	Ann Brunton Merry	1769	American actress
35	James Merry		British politician
36	Merry Karnowsky		American art dealer
37	Merry Bromberger	1906	French journalist
38	Peter Merry	1969	American DJ
39	Gus Merry	1888	Welsh rugby union and rugby league player
40	Jano Merry	1930
41	George S. Merry	1863	American politician
42	George Merry		Olympic alpine skier
43	David Merry	1945
44	William E. Merry	1861	American politician
45	William L. Merry	1842	American diplomat
46	Frederick Charles Merry	1812	American architect
47	Merry Alpern		American photographer
48	Bruce Merry	1944
49	James R. Merry	1927	American politician
50	Merry Elisabeth Scheel	1929	Danish nursing expert and philosopher
51	William Merry	1955	Cricketer
52	Merry Riana	1980