Where is Merlin from?

My guess is...

Cameroon

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25%

Bulgaria

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20%

Estonia

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16%

I'm 80% certain Merlin is Male.

According to a dataset of 2637, the average Merlin is around 46 years old.


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Learn about the name Merlin

Meaning of the name Merlin

Form of the Welsh name Myrddin (meaning "sea fortress") used by Geoffrey of Monmouth in his 12th-century Arthurian tales. Writing in Latin, he likely chose the form Merlinus over Merdinus in order to prevent associations with French merde "excrement". Geoffrey based parts of Merlin's character on Myrddin Wyllt, a semi-legendary madman and prophet who lived in the Caledonian Forest. Other parts of his life were based on that of the historical 5th-century Romano-British military leader Ambrosius Aurelianus. In Geoffrey's version of the tales and later embellishments Merlin is a wizard and counselor for King Arthur.

Characteristics of the name Merlin

OriginsEnglish, Arthurian Romance
PronouncedMUR-lin(English)
GenderMasculine
Traitsnatural, strong, refined, serious, mature, classic, formal, upper class, strange, nerdy, wholesome

How do we know this about Merlin

(and is it secret spies?)

We use a combination of data from the internet, and our own Machine Learning models to make these predictions.
In a gist, we use a Machine Learning model trained on a diverse global dataset of 100m+ names, and use it to predict different traits for a person based on first name!
NameGuessr guesses a person's nationality, age, and gender based on their name. We also try to give insightful info around the name's origin, name meaning, and name pronounciation.