Meherrin
/məˈhɛrɪn/Now historical
noun
A member of a (former) North American Indian people formerly living alongside the Meherrin River in south-eastern Virginia.
- The Meherrin were probably speakers of an Iroquoian language..
adjective
Of, relating to, or designating the Meherrin.
Origin
Mid 17th century. Origin unknown; the variant suffixes -eck and -ick suggest borrowing from an Algonquian language.