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Girl name English origin Christian tradition

Mercy

MUR-see · 5 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Compassion; clemency
Language
English
Culture
English
Religion
Christian
Style era
vintage
Themes
virtue · religious
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#849
2024 births318
Peak year2019
First appeared1881
Total US births10,313
2019 peak18811917195319882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Merci
Alternate spellings
MercieMercey
In other languages
Mercy (English)Merci (French)Misericordia (Spanish)Misericordia (Italian)

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Notable people named Mercy

Mercy Otis Warren (Revolutionary writer)
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