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mermin

The English word “mermin” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. A mermaid or merman.

Etymology

From Middle English mereminne, from Old English meremennen, meremenin (“siren”), equivalent to mer- + man. Cognate with Middle Dutch merminne, Middle Low German merminne, Middle High German mereminne, merminne (“mermaid”). More at merman.

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