Shining sea or drop of the sea
A 20th-century blend of Mary and Lynn, or a variant of Marilyn. It combines the Hebrew elements for 'bitter' or 'sea' with the Welsh-derived 'lake' or 'pool'. It was most popular in the mid-1900s as a softer, more phonetic spelling of the classic Hollywood name.
Less common today
Merilyn isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #6,275 in 2005.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
Canadian non-fiction writer and novelist
Caymanian former cyclist
