Forename Merv

Worldwide, Merv (Merv , מרב , 梅夫 ) is a rare primarily masculine, but very seldom feminine first name. The first name Merv is characteristic of Australia, where it is quite a rare boy's name, New Zealand, where it is a rare male name, and Israel, where it is a rare girly name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Australia, the United States, and Egypt. Much less frequently, Merv is the last name as well as the forename.

Translations, transliterations and names similar to the name Merv

name Merv, name 默夫, name مرو, name 梅夫, name Mérv, name ميرف, name מרב

VARIANT	COUNTRY
Merv	Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United States, United Kingdom
מרב	Israel
梅夫	China

First names said to be same

Mérv, مرو, ميرف, and 默夫

First name Merv in the context

Merv is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Merv Pumpkinhead , the fictional character in Neil Gaiman's comic book series The Sandman and Merv Kilbo , the character from 2009 film 'Dadnapped'.

Notable namesakes

	merv shea American baseball player, US (b. 1900)
	merv inverarity Australian cricketer (1907-1979), AU (b. 1907)
	merv corner New Zealand rugby union player, NZ (b. 1908)
	merv wallace New Zealand cricketer (1916-2008), NZ (b. 1916)
	merv harvey Australian cricketer (1918-1995), AU (b. 1918)
	merv brooks Australian rules football (1919-2011), AU (b. 1919)
	merv pregulman American football player (1922–2012), US (b. 1922)
	merv griffin American talk show host, singer, and game show producer, US (b. 1925)
	merv adelson American TV producer (1929-2015), US (b. 1929)
	merv riepe American politician, US (b. 1942)
	merv rettenmund American baseball player and coach, US (b. 1943)
	merv scanlan Australian rules footballer, AU (b. 1902)
	merv rylance Australian rugby union player, AU (b. 1906)
	merv toms Australian politician, AU (b. 1909)
	merv hughes Australian cricketer, AU (b. 1961)