Merrick

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From a surname which was originally derived from the Welsh given name MEURIG.

MEURIG   male   Welsh
Welsh form of MAURICE. This was the name of a few early Welsh kings.
MAURICE   male   English, French
From the Roman name Mauritius, a derivative of MAURUS. Saint Maurice was a 3rd-century Roman soldier from Egypt. He and the other Christians in his legion were supposedly massacred on the orders of emperor Maximian for refusing to worship Roman gods. Thus, he is the patron saint of infantry soldiers.

This name was borne by a 6th-century Byzantine emperor. Another notable bearer was Maurice of Nassau (called Maurits in Dutch), a 17th-century prince of Orange who helped establish the Dutch Republic. The name has been used in England since the Norman conquest, usually in the spelling Morris or Moris.
MAURUS   male   Late Roman
Latin name which meant "dark skinned". This was the name of numerous early saints, most notably a follower of Saint Benedict.
OTHER FORMS
DUTCH: Maurits
ENGLISH: Maurice, Mo, Moe, Morris
FINNISH: Mauri
FRENCH: Maurice
GERMAN: Moritz
HUNGARIAN: Móric
IRISH: Muiris
ITALIAN: Maura, Maurizio, Mauro
LATE ROMAN: Maura, Mauritius, Maurus
MEDIEVAL ENGLISH: Morris
POLISH: Maurycy
PORTUGUESE (BRAZILIAN): Mauro
PORTUGUESE: Maurício
SPANISH: Maura, Mauricio
WELSH: Meuric, Meurig