Merlin (disambiguation)

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Merlin is a wizard associated with King Arthur.

Merlin may refer to:

• Merlin (bird), the bird of prey
• Merlin (charity) (Medical Emergency Relief International), a humanitarian aid charity based in the United Kingdom
• Merlin (game), a hand held electronic game
• Merlin (protein), a protein involved in Neurofibromatosis type 2
• Merlin Bronques, a Canadian musician

[edit] Family name

• John Joseph Merlin (1735-1803), Belgian inventor associated with Cox's timepiece. He also invented inline skates in 1759.
• Philippe-Antoine Merlin de Douai (1754 – 1838) a French Revolution-era politician and general
• Antoine Christophe Merlin (1762 – 1833), a French Revolution-era politician, often called "Merlin de Thionville"
• Sidney Merlin (1856 – 1952), a British shooter who competed in the first modern Olympics.
• Dino Merlin (born 1962), a Bosnian singer
• Laurent Merlin, French youth, international footballer.

[edit] Literature and entertainment

• Merlin (film), a television miniseries based on Arthurian legend
• Merlin (game), a handheld electronic game by Parker Brothers
• Merlin (literary magazine)
• Merlin (The Chronicles of Amber), a character in the Roger Zelazny series
• Merlin (video game), a game for the Game Boy Color developed by RFX Interactive
• Merlin (Marvel Comics), the name of several characters in Marvel Comics
• Merlin (Disney), a Disney character based on the legendary wizard
• Merlin (Shrek), a Shrek character based on the legendary wizard
• Merlin (musical), a 1983 Broadway musical
• Merlin (Jewel Riders), a character in the animated television series Princess Gwenevere and the Jewel Riders
• Merlin the Magician (comics), a Quality Comics superhero character, a descendant of the Arthurian wizard
• Merlin, a medieval poem by Robert de Boron
• Merlin, a section of the Lancelot-Grail cycle and the Post-Vulgate Cycle
• Moros (Stargate), Fictional character in Stargate based on Merlin.
• Merlin, a class of frigate in the MMORPG, EVE Online
• Merlin (TV series), a forthcoming BBC Television drama series.
• Merlin (music producer), a hip-hop/rap music producer

[edit] Aerospace

• MERLIN, the Multi-Element Radio Linked Interferometer Network in the UK
• Merlin (rocket engine), made by the commercial space transportation company SpaceX
• 2598 Merlin, an asteroid
• Aerocomp Merlin, an ultralight airplane
• Rolls-Royce Merlin, an engine for aircraft
• Merlin Airways, an American airline based in San Antonio, Texas
• Merlin Express, an American airline based in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico
• Another name for the military helicopter AgustaWestland EH101
• Swearingen Merlin, a pressurized twin turboprop airplane

[edit] Computers

• Arthur-Merlin protocol, an interactive proof system in computer science
• Merlin Tonto, a computer sold in 1985
• Merlin 8 & 16, an assembler for Apple II computers
• Merlin (project management software), the project-management application for Mac OS X
• Merlin, the code base for the Opera web browser versions 9.0-9.2
• Merlin, the code name for OS/2 version 4 ("Warp 4")

[edit] Other technology

• Merlin (bicycles), a manufacturer of custom bicycles in Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
• AT&T Merlin, a brand name of an office telephone system
• Merlin Gerin, French electrical power distribution products owned by the Schneider Electric
• MERLIN reactor (UK)
• MERLIN reactor (Germany); see Jülich Research Centre

[edit] Places

• Merlin, Ontario, a community in Chatham-Kent, Ontario
• Merlin, Oregon, a place in Josephine County, Oregon
• Merlin diamond mine, Northern Territory, Australia

[edit] Companies

• Merlin Entertainments the owner of Tussauds, Legoland, the London Eye and many more attractions

[edit] 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 (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