I didn't realise that "Merric" was one of the halfling names in the PHB. So, it is: interesting. It's hardly the most common spelling of the name (Merrick tends to see a lot more play, and I'm heartily sick of people misspelling my name that way).
Shows you how much I play halflings, huh?
Still, at 5'9", I'm more "dwarf" next to some of my extremely tall friends rather than "halfling".
Cheers!