Details for the forename Mercedes

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Mercedes (female)


Variants:	Eskarne (F)
Pet Name(s):	Merche (F)
Lesser Synonym(s):	Mercy (F)

Source(s):	The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
Notes:	Spanish, derived from one of the titles given to the Virgin Mary: "Maria de las Mercedes" [="Mary of Mercies"]. Mercedes is therefore seen as cognate with the Puritan English name, Mercy.