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===Etymology 1===
===Etymology 1===
From {{m|en|mercy}} in the 17th century; one of the less common [[Puritan]] [[virtue]] names.
From {{m|en|mercy}} in the 17th century; one of the less common [[Puritan]] [[virtue]] names. In modern use sometimes used to anglicize Spanish {{m|es|Mercedes}}.

* In modern use sometimes used to anglicize Spanish {{m|es|Mercedes}}.
====Proper noun====
====Proper noun====
{{en-proper noun}}
{{en-proper noun}}

# {{given name|en|female|from=English}}.
# {{given name|en|female|from=English}}.
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#* {{RQ:Dickens Martin Chuzzlewit|2|text=Mr Pecksniff was a moral man — a grave man, a man of noble sentiments and speech — and he had had her christened '''Mercy'''. '''Mercy'''! oh, what a charming name for such a pure–souled Being as the youngest Miss Pecksniff! Her sister’s name was Charity. There was a good thing! '''Mercy''' and Charity!}}
#* '''1844''' [[w:Charles Dickens|Charles Dickens]], [[s:Martin Chuzzlewit/Chapter 2|Martin Chuzzlewit]], Chapter 2:

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#*: Mr Pecksniff was a moral man — a grave man, a man of noble sentiments and speech — and he had had her christened '''Mercy'''. '''Mercy'''! oh, what a charming name for such a pure–souled Being as the youngest Miss Pecksniff! Her sister’s name was Charity. There was a good thing! '''Mercy''' and Charity!
=====Related terms=====
=====Related terms=====
* {{l|en|Mercedes}}
* {{l|en|Mercedes}}
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=====Translations=====
=====Translations=====
{{trans-top|female given name}}
{{trans-top|female given name}}
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* Spanish: {{t+|es|Mercedes}} {{qualifier|roughly equivalent}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|Mercedes}} {{qualifier|roughly equivalent}}
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# {{surname|en|from=French}}
# {{surname|en|from=French}}.


=====Statistics=====
=====Statistics=====
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===Further reading===
===Further reading===
* {{R:en:DAFN}}
* {{R:en:DAFN}}

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==Tagalog==
==Tagalog==


===Etymology===
===Etymology===
Borrowed from {{borrowed|tl|en|Mercy}}.
{{bor+|tl|en|Mercy}}.

===Pronunciation===
{{tl-pr}}


===Proper noun===
===Proper noun===
{{tl-proper noun}}
{{tl-proper noun|b=+}}


# {{given name|tl|female|from=English}}
# {{given name|tl|female|from=English}}

Latest revision as of 15:06, 3 June 2024

See also: mercy

English

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Etymology 1

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From mercy in the 17th century; one of the less common Puritan virtue names. In modern use sometimes used to anglicize Spanish Mercedes.

Proper noun

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Mercy

  1. A female given name from English.
    • 1842 December – 1844 July, Charles Dickens, chapter 2, in The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit, London: Chapman and Hall, […], published 1844, →OCLC:
      Mr Pecksniff was a moral man — a grave man, a man of noble sentiments and speech — and he had had her christened Mercy. Mercy! oh, what a charming name for such a pure–souled Being as the youngest Miss Pecksniff! Her sister’s name was Charity. There was a good thing! Mercy and Charity!
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Translations
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from French Mercy.

Proper noun

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Mercy (plural Mercys)

  1. A surname from French.
Statistics
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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Mercy is the 38484th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 575 individuals. Mercy is most common among White (55.48%) and Black/African American (39.83%) individuals.

Further reading

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Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English Mercy.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Mercy (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜇ᜔ᜐᜒ)

  1. a female given name from English
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