# Merrick

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #25,135

## Definitions
1. A surname from Welsh.
2. A male given name.
3. A neighbourhood of West Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States.
4. A hamlet and census-designated place in Hempstead, Nassau County, Long Island, New York, United States.

## Etymology
Anglicisation of Welsh Meurig.

## Easily confused with
- **metric** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/merrick-vs-metric)
- **Merrill** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/merrick-vs-merrill)
- **metrics** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/merrick-vs-metrics)
- **merrily** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/merrick-vs-merrily)

## Common misspellings (9)
`emrrick`, `merick`, `merirck`, `merrcik`, `merricck`, `merrickk`, `merrikc`, `mmerrick`, `mrerick`

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