Group info: | Language of origin: | Latin |
Info about origin: | from the name of a religious holiday Maria de mercede redemptionis captivorum (with an English translation of Mary of the mercy to redeem captives or similar) |
| later there also was a Spanish title of Mary Maria de las Mercedes (Mary of Mercies) |
| used as a substitute for the name Maria which was sometimes shunned out of strong religious respect |
Words: | merced = the mercy, the grace Latin |
Topics: | New Testament |
Variants' top ranks: | 5:Mercedes Cuba 2010, 59:Mercédesz Hungary 2003 |
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Name variants: 3 female name variants, sorted by name and gender | |
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