name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Standard Lemma guide
merrow
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CMU ARPABET: M EH1 R OW0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
A suburb in north-east Guildford, Guildford borough, Surrey, England (OS grid ref TQ0250).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 3
A merman or mermaid in Scottish and Irish Gaelic folklore.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: Celtic mythology
Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
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verb
Meaning 4
To overlock.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: business, manufacturing, sewing, textiles
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History
Etymology
From the Welsh surname, from Meuric, Welsh form of Maurice.
Hiberno-English, from Irish murúch (“mermaid”).
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- French: merrow — Translations
- Polish: moruadh — Translations