What does merman mean?

Definitions for merman
ˈmɜrˌmænmer·man

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Merman, Ethel Mermannoun

    United States singer who appeared in several musical comedies (1909-1984)

  2. mermannoun

    half man and half fish; lives in the sea

Wiktionary

  1. mermannoun

    A legendary creature, human male from the waist up, fishlike from the waist down.

  2. Etymology: From mereman, from * (suggested by meremenn, meremennen, meremenin, equivalent to. Cognate with meerman, Meermann.

Wikipedia

  1. Merman

    Mermen, the male counterparts of the mythical female mermaids, are legendary creatures, which are male human from the waist up and fish-like from the waist down, but may assume normal human shape. Sometimes they are described as hideous and other times as handsome.

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  1. merman

    A merman is a mythical creature often portrayed in folklore and mythological stories as having the upper body of a human and the lower body of a fish. They are considered the male counterpart of mermaids. Mermen are frequently depicted in various forms of art, literature, and movies.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Mermannoun

    the male corresponding to mermaid; a sea man, or man fish

Wikidata

  1. Merman

    Mermen are mythical male equivalents and counterparts of mermaids – legendary creatures who have the form of a male human from the waist up and are fish-like from the waist down, having scaly fish tails in place of legs.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. MERMAN

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Merman is ranked #85659 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Merman surname appeared 218 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Merman.

    97.2% or 212 total occurrences were White.
    2.2% or 5 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of merman in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of merman in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of merman in a Sentence

  1. Yvonne Craig:

    It was a wonderful experience, the crew liked one another, the cast liked one another. It doesn't happen often, and when it does, it's a joy to go to work every day. I got to work with people that I would never have the chance to work with. We had Ethel Merman, I would never have met Milton Berle, I got to work with Milton Berle, and Milton Berle was a delight.

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