Merwin (name)

MerwinGender| male

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Origin
Word/name| Welsh
Other names
Related names| Mervin, Mervyn, Marvin

Merwin or Merwyn is a surname and masculine given name.

## Surname

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* Abigail Merwin (1759–1786), who warned her hometown of the arrival of British forces in the American Revolutionary War
* Bannister Merwin (1873–1922), early American film director
* David Merwin (1936-1960), American Olympic canoeist
* Herbert E. Merwin (1878-1963), American mineralogist and petrologist
* Jesse Merwin (1783–1852), American schoolmaster, possible inspiration for the character Ichabod Crane in the short story "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"
* John David Merwin (born 1921), former Governor of the United States Virgin Islands
* Orange Merwin (1777–1853), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Connecticut
* Sam Merwin, Jr. (1910–1996), mystery and science fiction writer, and editor
* Samuel Merwin (writer) (1874–1936), American playwright and author
* Samuel Edwin Merwin (1831–1907), American politician, Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut
* Susan B. Merwin (1874-1923), American educator, publisher, and superintendent of the Kentucky School for the Blind
* Timothy Taylor Merwin (1807-1885), American lawyer, state representative, and businessman
* W. S. Merwin (1927–2019), American poet

## Given name

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* Merwin Coad (born 1924), former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Iowa
* Merwin Graham (1903-1989), American Olympic athlete
* Merwin K. Hart (1881–1962), American politician
* Merwin Hodel (1931–1988), American football player
* Merwin Jacobson (1894–1978), Major League Baseball backup outfielder
* Merwin Maier (1908-1942), American attorney
* Merwin Mitterwallner (1897-1974), American football player
* Merwin Mondesir (born 1976), Canadian actor
* Merwin Sibulkin (1926-2006), American scientist
* Merwin H. Silverthorn (1896–1985), lieutenant general and Assistant Commandant of the United States Marine Corps
* Merwin Crawford Young (1931-2020), American political scientist

## See also

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* Merwin (disambiguation)

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