Mercedes

Mercedes \mer-ce-des, me-rced-es\ is a female's name. It consists of 8 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby girl name Mercedes is pronounced in Spanish as MehR-THEH-DHehS or in Spanish-Latin American as MehRSEH-DHehS ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Mercedes: M as in "me (M.IY)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; TH as in "theme (TH.IY.M)" ; DH as in "they (DH.EY)" ; S as in "see (S.IY)"

What is the origin of Mercedes?

Mercedes is used predominantly in Basque, English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish. It is derived from Latin origins. The name is derived from the Spanish 'merced' (mercy, grace), and ultimately from the Latin 'mercedes' (ransom, wage), with the association of Christ's crucifixion as a 'ransom' or 'wage' for the sins of man. The term is known from the Catholic holiday 'Maria de mercede redemptionis captivum' meaning 'Mary of the mercy to redeem the captives', and the subsequent Spanish liturgical title 'Maria de las Mercedes' meaning 'Mary of the Mercies'. Traditionally, Maria was considered too sacred to use, therefore girls were often christened with other associated names. The name has therefore been popular among Roman Catholics, especially in Spain and the USA. In modern times, the name is usually associated with the Mercedes Benz car, which was named after Mércédès Jellinek (1889-1929), the daughter of one of the company's key executives. Mercedes has 19 variations that are used in both English and other languages. English variations of Mercedes comprise name Marcedes, Mecha meaning, Mercades name variations, short names for Mercadez, name Mercadie, Merced name variations, nicknames for Mercedees, Mercedeez meaning of name, name Mercedies, short names for Mercedis, Mersade name popularity, what does the name Mersades mean, and short names for Mersadize. Other English forms comprise the contracted forms Mercy name and name Sadie, and the spelling variant Mercedez meaning. Merce meaning and origin (Catalan) and Mercede name (Italian) are variations of the name that are used in other languages. The contracted form Merche name variations (Spanish) is another foreign variant. Mercedes is a classic favorite. Today it is still rather popular as a baby girl name, but not as a lot as it was in the past. The name's popularity increased from the 1940s up to the 1990s. Its usage peaked in 1993 with 0.090% of baby girls being named Mercedes. It was #171 in rank then. The baby name has slipped in popularity since then. In 2010, its usage was 0.022% and its ranking #667. Among the family of girl names directly related to Mercedes, Sadie name variations was the most commonly used. In 2010, it was 6 times more widely used than Mercedes.

List of baby names Mercedes:

name Maritsa origin, name Maritxu origin (Basque), nicknames for Maritza (Spanish, German, Latin, and English), baby name Maritzah, name Marticka origin (Czech), Martika name popularity (English), baby name Martisha, Martiza meaning of name, Martosia pronounciation, what does the name Martuska mean (Hungarian), name Marytza origin, Maurizia meaning (Italian), name Mercadez meaning, Mercedees meaning and origin, name Mercedeez origin, short names for Mercedez (English), name Mercedies, name Mercedis origin, Merdecca pronounciation, and name Merdecka.

The baby name Mercedes fun facts:

The name Mercedes in reverse order is "Sedecrem".

The numerological value of the name Mercedes is number 9, which means humanitarian, giving nature, selflessness, obligations, creative expression.

How popular is Mercedes?

Mercedes is in the top names in USA.