Merry

Definitions

1. An English wild cherry.
2. A surname transferred from the nickname. Originally a nickname for a merry person.
3. A female given name from merry.
4. A diminutive of the female given name Mercy.
5. A diminutive of the male given name Meredith.

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Examples

“'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.'”

“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.”

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