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Mermaids (of course) refers to the young females of the Merfolk.
The word 'Mer' is french for 'Sea' and 'folk' is old English for 'people'.
Fresh water 'water people' are known as Morgans in England, Nymphs in Greece.
As well as merfolk and nymphs, there are also:
Nereid (the equivalent to mermaids, with more powers)
Bishop Fish (Actually, its more fish-like then human like)
Each uisge (a swimming horse)
Fin-folk/Finn-folk (shapeshifters of the sea)
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Is there a name for people who study mermaids?
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