Merle
[mɜːrəl]Meaning
from the English word merle or the French surname Merle, both meaning "blackbird"
Background Story
Merle comes from the English word merle or the French surname Merle, both of which mean "blackbird", from Latin merula. It was borne by the character Madame Merle in Henry James' novel The Portrait of a Lady (1880). The name is also common for girls in Estonia, though a connection to the English-language name is uncertain, and it is used in Dutch.
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