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梅林

Mandarin · pinyin Méi lín

Merlin

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梅: méi · plums; prunes; surname
林: lín · forest, grove; surname

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noun · Etymology 1

plum-tree grove or forest

name · Etymology 1

(～街道) Meilin (a subdistrict of Futian district, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China)
(～街道) Meilin (a subdistrict of Ninghai, Ningbo, Zhejiang, China)
(～鎮) Meilin (a town in Ningguo, Xuancheng, Anhui, China)
(～鎮) Meilin (a town in Nanjing, Zhangzhou, Fujian, China)
(～鎮) Meilin (a town in Ganxian district, Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China)
(～鎮) Meilin (a town in Fengcheng, Yichun, Jiangxi, China)
(～鎮) Meilin (a town in Wuhua, Meizhou, Guangdong, China)
(～鎮) Meilin (a town in Puning, Jieyang, Guangdong, China)
(～鎮) Meilin (a town in Mabian, Leshan, Sichuan, China)

name · Etymology 2

Merlin (wizard in the Arthurian legend)

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