# mermin

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A mermaid or merman.

## Etymology
From Middle English mereminne, from Old English meremennen, meremenin (“siren”), equivalent to mer- + man. Cognate with Middle Dutch merminne, Middle Low German merminne, Middle High German mereminne, merminne (“mermaid”). More at merman.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/mermin