Merlin
[ˈmɜːrlɪn]Meaning
form of the Welsh name Myrddin used by Geoffrey of Monmouth
Background Story
Merlin is the form of the Welsh name Myrddin that Geoffrey of Monmouth used in his 12th-century chronicle. Writing in Latin, he used Merlinus rather than Merdinus to avoid the French merde, "excrement". Geoffrey drew parts of the character from Myrddin Wyllt, a legendary madman and prophet, and other parts from the 5th-century Romano-British leader Ambrosius Aurelianus, also called Emrys Wledig. The variant Merlyn is also recorded.
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