Släkthistoria för Merriden
Merriden Vad efternamn betyder
from one or more of the numerous places with names derived from Old English myrig ‘merry pleasant’ + denu ‘valley’ such as Marden Hill in Tewin (Herts) which is recorded as Meryden in 1544 Munden in Watford (also Herts) which is recorded as Muridene in 1097–1119 and Meriden (Warwicks).
Källa: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016
