Gender: Masculine
Origin: English
Meaning: “Place of the cow sheds.”
Pronunciation: (BAHY-ruhn)
Nicknames: Byr, Byro
Detail: From a surname which was originally from a place name meaning “place of the cow sheds” in Old English. This was the surname of the romantic poet Lord Byron.
Gender: Masculine
Origin: Latin
Meaning: “Vendor of sewing materials.”
Pronunciation: (MER-ser)
Nicknames: Mer, Mero
Detail: Transferred use of the surname, in origin an occupational name for a trader of sewing materials (Old French mercier, from Late Latin mercarius, a derivative of merx meaning “merchandise”).
Gender: Masculine
Origin: English
Meaning: “Old cottage.”
Pronunciation: (AL-kot)
Nicknames: Al, Alo
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