Where did you get your username from? (some RotE-ish spoilers)

[Farseer]

Okay, so this explains why I once assumed you were male...I call you Merv (like swerve) - ee, the same way as I would start Mervyn.

I have to admit that it sounds kinda French the way you describe it (!), and I'd go if you said that to me here in Australia...and then I'd sweetly ask you to spell it for me...and then think, "Oh, Merv (like swerve) - ee but with an accent!"

Likely it all comes down to accent as much as it does pronunciation...?!