Mercedes.
a female given name, equivalent to English Mercy (Mary, Our Lady of Mercy)
Meaning & usage
a female given name, equivalent to English Mercy (Mary, Our Lady of Mercy)
Mercedes (a city in Buenos Aires province, Argentina).
Mercedes (a city, the capital of Mercedes department, Corrientes province, Argentina).
Mercedes (a department of Corrientes province, Argentina).
Mercedes (a district of Heredia canton, Heredia province, Costa Rica).
Mercedes (a city, the capital of Soriano department, Uruguay).
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *merks Latin merx Latin mercēdem Old Spanish merced Spanish merced Spanish mercedes Spanish Mercedes From mercedes (“mercies”), shortened from María (de las) Mercedes, a Roman Catholic epithet of the Virgin Mary as "Our Lady of Mercy".
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