like a man that has mer in him j.p.
2007-02-23 06:01:23 · 10 answers · asked by Cia 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
They would be the male versions of mermaids. I mean how else would the mermaids be there if there weren't the male versions of the species to keep it going.
2007-02-23 06:07:07 · answer #1 · answered by aljbookworm 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Merman came from anglo-saxon (perhaps) language. Mere mean fish or something related to sea. Merman is a male version of mermaid. They just same as the mermaid. Mysterious, ugly(a kind of it), can't talk in the land, and charming but deadly.
2007-02-25 10:02:52 · answer #2 · answered by Ice 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Merman is referring to a male of the mermaid or sea nymph or nanaid species. The upper torso of a Man with the tail of a Fish. Think of Triton on Little Mermaid ;)
2007-02-23 14:19:00 · answer #3 · answered by nemsethcszardescu 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
LOL this could be a dirty joke, but like the others, the first answer I thought of when I read this question was the male form of mermaid, the mythical half fish, half human sea creature.
Hint: mer translated into english is sea, you know like ocean?
2007-02-24 08:58:29 · answer #4 · answered by endpov 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A merman is the male version of a mermaid.
2007-02-23 14:08:28 · answer #5 · answered by Didi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. A mythological creature part man part fish ,male version of the mermaids ,sea maid 2. In some countries it is the cute ,lovable name women use when referring to their fishermen , sea fairing husbands or lovers 3.The name native fishermen and women gave pink river dolphins (aka. Boto 's)
2007-02-23 14:35:38 · answer #6 · answered by Sofia*Delmar 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Probably something like P.T. Barnham's FIJI MURMAID. This was actually the shaved head and neck of an ape sown on to a large fish to look authentic. It looked so intense, people paid to see it, even they knew it had to be fake.
Barnham felt so guilty about the fake, he apologized in the newspaper and gave everyone their money back.
2007-02-23 14:31:15 · answer #7 · answered by Jahosaphat 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A mermaid (or mermaiden) is a mythological creatures name used in fairytales or old shipmate stories to explain a half female half fish creature.
The same for a merman.
Try Google to get more info if your interested in things like... I believe they can be good & bad omens.
2007-02-23 14:48:28 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe it was just Ethel's surname. Not sure it means anything.
2007-02-23 14:05:13 · answer #9 · answered by Sherri 2 Kewl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think its a guy mermaid...
2007-02-23 14:09:12 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋