Origin: From a Latin word for mercy, grace
Gender: female
Languages of use: German, English, Spanish
Asteroid: 1136 Mercedes, discovered 1929
US 2021 rank: not in the Top 1000
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Language of origin: Latin
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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