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    Enter a name to see what it means in Scripture, the language it comes from, and the King James Version verses where it appears. 1,332 names searchable, free and without signup.

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    Merrick

    Pronounced MEHR-ik

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    Not found in the KJV text — 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.
    Meaning
    "Fame; Power; Ruler of the sea"
    Origin
    Welsh

    Merrick combines fame with power over the sea — echoing God's sovereignty over the waters. He parted the Red Sea, calmed the storm, and walks upon the waves. Merrick speaks of the fame of a God who commands nature itself.

    Spiritual meaning

    Merrick speaks of sovereign power over life's storms — the God who rules the raging sea rules your circumstances too.

    Related verses (KJV)

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

      Psalm 89:9 (KJV) →

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

      Exodus 14:21 (KJV) →
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