Merle Definition

mûrl
adjective
Having a coat with irregular streaks or speckles of a contrasting color. Used of certain dogs.
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noun
A dog with a merle coat.
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The European blackbird Turdus merula; any blackbird.

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pronoun

A surname of French origin.

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A male given name transferred from the surname.
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A female given name.
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Other Word Forms of Merle

Noun

Singular:
merle
Plural:
merles

Origin of Merle

  • From the taxonomic name; from Latin turdus (“thrush") and merula (“blackbird"), giving rise to the French merle, from Proto-Indo-European *ams- (“black, blackbird"), see also Breton moualch (“ouzel"), Welsh mwyalch (“blackbird, thrush"), English ouzel

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  • English 19th century bird name from merle, blackbird, possibly also a variant of Muriel, Merrill, etc.

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  • From French Merle.

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  • Perhaps from merle

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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