Merlin (disambiguation)

Merlin is a wizard in Arthurian legend.

Merlin may also refer to the following:

Places

• Merlin, Ontario, Canada, a small farming community
• Merlin, California, United States, an unincorporated community
• Merlin, Oregon, United States, an unincorporated community
• Merlin diamond mine, Australia
• 2598 Merlin, an asteroid

People

• Merlin (given name)
• Merlin (surname)

Science and technology

Aerospace

• Rolls-Royce Merlin, an aircraft engine which powered the Second World War Spitfire and Hurricane fighters, among others
• AgustaWestland AW101, a military helicopter known in British service as the Merlin
• Blue Yonder Merlin, an ultralight airplane
• Hick Merlin, a British sailplane which first flew in 1936
• Merlin (rocket engine family), developed by SpaceX
• Miles Merlin, a 1930s British monoplane
• Swearingen Merlin, a twin turboprop business aircraft
• TechProAviation Merlin 100, Czech homebuilt aircraft design

Biology

• Merlin (bird), a species of falcon
• Merlin (protein), a cytoskeletal protein

Computing

• Merlin (assembler), a popular assembler for the Apple II family and Commodore 64/128
• Merlin (database), a database run by the Metropolitan Police Service
• Merlin (software), a project management software package
• Merlin M4000, a personal computer sold by British Telecom in the 1980s
• Merlin, a first-generation computer developed in 1956 by Brookhaven National Laboratory
• Merlin, the Office Assistant from Microsoft Office
• Merlin, the code-name of Novell's PalmDOS, a successor to DR-DOS 6.0

Other

• MERLIN, an array of radio telescopes
• MERLIN reactor, a nuclear reactor in the United Kingdom
• AT&T Merlin, a telephone system
• MERLIN (ISS), a storage freezer on the International Space Station

Arts and entertainment

Fictional characters

• Merlin (DC Comics), a half-demon sorcerer
• Merlin (Disney character)
• Merlin (Jewel Riders)
• Merlin (Marvel Comics), the name of several characters
• Merlin (Merlin character), protagonist of the BBC drama Merlin
• Merlin (Shrek)
• Merlin of Amber, the protagonist of the latter five novels of Roger Zelazny's Chronicles of Amber
• Merlin the Magician (comics), a Quality Comics character
• Moros (Stargate), a character also known as Merlin
• Merlin Prismriver, a trumpeter in the Touhou video game series
• Merlin Jones, in the Walt Disney movies The Misadventures of Merlin Jones and The Monkey's Uncle
• Myrddin Wyllt, also known as Merlin Sylvestris, a figure in medieval Welsh legend

Games

• Merlin (game), a handheld electronic game by Parker Brothers
• Merlin (video game), a Game Boy Color game by RFX Interactive

Literature

• Merlin (literary magazine), published in Paris between 1952 and 1954
• Merlin (poem), by Robert de Boron
• Merlin (Robinson), a dramatic narrative poem by Edwin Arlington Robinson
• Merlin, a novel by Robert Nye

Music

• Merlin (opera), by Isaac Albéniz
• Merlin (musical), a 1983 Broadway musical
• Merlin (metal band), a Russian death metal band
• Merlin, a band formed by Dino Merlin
• Merlin Network, a nonprofit organization for independent music
• Merlin (Kayak album), a 1981 album by the Dutch progressive rock band Kayak
  • Merlin - Bard of the Unseen (2003), a new version of side 1 of the above album
• Merlin (Merlin album), by the metal band Merlin

Film and television

• Merlin (miniseries), a 1998 miniseries starring Sam Neill
• Merlin (2008 TV series), also known as The Adventures of Merlin, starring Colin Morgan and Bradley James
• Merlin: The Quest Begins (1998), a TV film featuring Jason Connery
• Merlin: The Return, a 2000 film
• Mr. Merlin, a TV Series 1981-1982

Business

• Merlin Airways, an airline based in the United States
• Merlin (bicycles), a manufacturer specializing in custom models
• Merlin Entertainments, an operator of amusement parks and other attractions
• Merlin Express, a cargo airline based in Puerto Rico
• Merlin Publishing, produced soccer trading cards and stickers in the 1990s before being taken over by Topps in 1995
• Project Merlin, an agreement between the British Government and the four major high street banks in the United Kingdom covering aspects of banking activity
• The Monmouthshire Merlin, a 19th-century Welsh newspaper - see Monmouthshire Beacon

Other uses

• HMS Merlin, the name of several Royal Navy ships
• Merlin-class sloop, a class of Royal Navy wooden sloops built between 1743 and 1746
• Medical Emergency Relief International, a charity
• Operation Merlin, an alleged CIA covert operation in 2000 to thwart Iran's nuclear ambitions
• Crailsheim Merlins, a German professional basketball team
• AEC Merlin, type of single-deck bus used in London between 1966 and 1981

See also

• Marlin
• Merlyn (disambiguation)