Associations to the word «Merv»

Wiktionary

MERV, proper noun. (historical) A former major oasis-city in Central Asia, on the historical Silk Road, located near today's Mary in Turkmenistan.
MERV, proper noun. A short form of male given name Mervyn.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats