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    Merrick

    MEHR-ik

    Welsh
    Boy
    Meaning-based name
    Meaning
    Fame; Power; Ruler of the sea
    Origin
    Welsh
    Is it in the Bible?
    No — the name Merrick does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "Fame; Power; Ruler of the sea", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Merrick.
    First appears in
    Does not appear in the King James text
    Peak US usage
    No recorded United States usage in the 1880–2008 records
    Spiritual meaning
    Merrick speaks of sovereign power over life's storms — the God who rules the raging sea rules your circumstances too.
    Verses on this meaning
    • Psalm 89:9

      "Thou rulest the raging of the sea: when the waves thereof arise, thou stillest them."

    • Exodus 14:21

      "And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the LORD caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind."

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