Merlin (disambiguation)
Appearance
Merlin is a wizard in Arthurian legend.
Merlin may also refer to the following:
Arts and entertainment
Film and television
- Merlin (2008 TV series), BBC One series also known as The Adventures of Merlin, starring Colin Morgan and Bradley James
- Merlin (miniseries), a 1998 NBC miniseries starring Sam Neill
- Merlin: The Quest Begins (1998), a TV film featuring Jason Connery
- Merlin: The Return, a 2000 film
- Mr. Merlin, a TV Series 1981-1982
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, one of the Prismriver Sisters in the Touhou Project video game series
- Merlin, a young bat in Mama Mirabelle's Home Movies
- 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, a pen name used by poet Alfred Lord Tennyson (1809-1892)
- 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 (Albéniz), English-language opera by Isaac Albéniz
- Merlin (Goldmark), German-language opera by Karl Goldmark 1886
- 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
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)
- Merlin, a pen name used by poet Alfred Lord Tennyson (1809-1892)
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
- Seedwings Europe Merlin, an Austrian hang glider design
- 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
- 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
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
Royal Navy
- HMS Merlin, the name of several Royal Navy ships
- Merlin-class sloop, a class of Royal Navy wooden sloops built between 1743 and 1746
Unclassified
- 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