Merlin (disambiguation)

The word Merlin may refer to:

Literature and Popular Entertainment

• Merlin (wizard), the wizard, associated with King Arthur, or things concerning him:

• Prophetiae Merlini and Vita Merlini (The Prophecies... and Life of Merlin) by Geoffrey of Monmouth; see Historia Regum Britanniae
• Merlin, a medieval poem by Robert de Boron
• Merlin, a section of the Lancelot-Grail cycle and the Post-Vulgate Cycle
• Merlin (film), a television miniseries based on Arthurian legend
• The Birth of Merlin, a 17th century play
• See also Lailoken, Myrddin Wyllt

• Merlin (literary magazine)
• Merlin, a character in Roger Zelazny's The Chronicles of Amber
• Merlin (TV series) a US television series about the Arthurian wizard living in modern America

Nature

• Merlin (bird), the bird of prey

Organisations

• Merlin (charity) (a.k.a. 'Medical Emergency Relief International'), relief charity based in the United Kingdom
• Merlin (bicycles) is a manufacturer of custom titanium bicycles in Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA.
• Merlin (electronics) is a danish electronics store selling televisions, computers and more

People (family name)

• Antoine Christophe Merlin, politician during the French Revolution
• Dino Merlin, Bosnian singer
• John Joseph Merlin, inventor
• Philippe-Antoine Merlin de Douai, another French Revolution-era politician
• Sidney Merlin was a 19th century British shooter who competed in the first modern Olympics.

People (first name)

• Merlin Donald, Canadian psychologist
• Merlin Hay, 24th Earl of Erroll, British MP
• Merlin Holland, Oscar Wilde's grandson and researcher
• Merlin Minshall, British spy
• Merlin Mpiana, Congolese soccer player
• Merlin Olsen, former American football player
• Merlin O'Neill, Commandant of the United States Coast Guard from 1949 to 1954.
• Merlin Santana, deceased American actor
• Merlin Hanbury-Tracy, 7th Baron Sudeley, British monarchist
• Merlin (hip hop), a hip hop musician

Places

• Merlin, Oregon is a place in Josephine County; the zip code is 97532

Science and Technology

• Asteroid 2598 Merlin is named after the wizard
• The Rolls-Royce Merlin engine for aircraft
• Merlin (protein), a protein involved in Neurofibromatosis type 2
• The SpaceX Merlin (rocket engine) for rockets
• The AgustaWestland EH101, Merlin military helicopter
• MERLIN, the Multi-Element Radio Linked Interferometer Network in the UK
• The AT&T Merlin brand name of an office telephone system. It is discontinued; now serviced and supported by Avaya
• Merlin, a 'smart' anti-tank mortar round for the British 81 mm mortar. It was cancelled in the 1990s
• Merlin is the name of the J2SE 1.4 release of the Java programming language platform
• Merlin is the codename for Opera version 9 web browser.
• Merlin assembler, Southwestern Data Systems' Apple II series assembler.
• Merlin (software), the project-management application for Mac OS X
• Merlin, the customer service program for America Online
• The Aerocomp Merlin, an ultralight marketed for homebuilding
• The Merlin Tonto, a computer sold in 1985
• The Arthur-Merlin protocol is an interactive proof system in computer science
• Merlin (game), a handheld electronic game by Parker Brothers
• Merlin Gerin is a French brand of Electrical Power Distribution products, currently owned by the Schneider Electric corporation.
• Merlin, a Microsoft Agent character

Merlyn

The spelling Merlyn can refer to:

• T.H. White's use of the wizard as a character in his work, The Once and Future King
• The Book of Merlyn, the "lost" fifth book of The Once and Future King
• Merlyn Rees, the 20th century British politician
• Merlyn (DC Comics), a DC Comics supervillain and arch-rival of Green Arrow.
• Merlyn (Marvel Comics), a supporting character of Marvel Comics' Captain Britain.
• Merlyn, an automated bowling machine used by the England cricket team.