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Mercia
Gender:
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Usage:
English (Rare)
Meaning & History:
Latinate form of
MERCY
. This was also the name of an old Anglo-Saxon kingdom, though it has a different origin.
MERCY
female
English
From the English word
mercy
, ultimately from Latin
merces
"wages, reward", a derivative of
merx
"goods, wares". This was one of the virtue names adopted by the
Puritans
in the 17th century.
Names related to Mercia:
EQUIVALENTS
ENGLISH
:
Mercy
DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS
ENGLISH
:
Merry
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