English: habitational name from an unidentified place called Meryham apparently in east Sussex but now lost. The placename may derive from Old English myrig ‘merry pleasant’ + hām ‘village homestead’ or hamm [...]
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What is the origin of the name Merriam?
English: habitational name from an unidentified place called Meryham apparently in east Sussex but now lost. The placename may derive from Old English myrig ‘merry pleasant’ + hām ‘village homestead’ or hamm [...]