• merkin
  Merkin
  A merkin is a pubic wig. Merkins were originally worn by prostitutes after shaving their genitalia, and are now used as decorative items, erotic devices, or in films, by both men and women.-Origin of term:...
  
  , a pubic wig
• a nickname for an American, sometimes, not always derogatory
• Merkin Concert Hall
  Merkin Concert Hall
  Merkin Concert Hall is a 449-seat concert hall in Manhattan, New York City. The hall, named in honor of Hermann and Ursula Merkin, is part of the Kaufman Center, a complex that includes the Lucy Moses School, a community arts school, and the Special Music School , a New York City public school for...
  
  

People named Merkin

• Daphne Merkin
  Daphne Merkin
  Daphne Miriam Merkin is a literary critic, essayist and novelist. Merkin is a graduate of Barnard College. She also attended Columbia University's graduate program in English literature....
  
   (b. 1954), American novelist and cultural critic
• J. Ezra Merkin
  J. Ezra Merkin
  Jacob Ezra Merkin is a former money manager and financier. He was a close business associate of Bernard Madoff, and is alleged to have played a significant part in the Madoff fraud. He served as the Non-executive Chairman of GMAC until his resignation on January 9, 2009, at the insistence of the...
  
   (b. 1954), American money manager, financier and philanthropist
• Hermann Merkin
  Hermann Merkin
  Hermann Merkin was a Jewish-American businessman and philanthropist.-Biography:...
  
   (1907-1999), American-Jewish businessman and philanthropist
• Michele Merkin
  Michele Merkin
  Michele Merkin is an American model and television host.-Early life and beginnings:Merkin was born in San Francisco, California of Swedish and Russian Jewish descent as the youngest child and only daughter of four children. She attended boarding school in England...
  
   (b. 1975), American model and television host
• Ursula Merkin
  Ursula Merkin
  Ursula Merkin was a German-born, American-Jewish philanthropist.-Biography:She was born in Frankfurt, Germany to Isaac Breuer, a noted German Rabbi, as Ursula Breuer...
  
   (1919–2006), German-born, American-Jewish author and philanthropist
• Merkin Valdéz
  Merkin Valdéz
  Merkin R. Valdéz Mola is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. Valdez graduated from Escuela Rural Palenque High School in his native Dominican Republic.-Atlanta Braves:...
  
  , a Major League Baseball
  Major League Baseball
  Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
  
  player