Mercedes

Gender：
Pronounced： [ mer-THE-dhes (Spanish), mer-SE-dhes (Latin American Spanish) ]
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Usage：Spanish

Meaning & History：

Means "mercies" (that is, the plural of mercy), from the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary, María de las Mercedes, meaning "Mary of Mercies". It is ultimately from the Latin word merces meaning "wages, reward", which in Vulgar Latin acquired the meaning "favour, pity".

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EQUIVALENTS

CATALAN: Mercè

HUNGARIAN: Mercédesz

DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS

SPANISH: Merche