Mercy

mercy English Etymology 1 From en mercy in the 17th century; one of the less common Puritan virtue names. In modern use sometimes used to anglicize Spanish es Mercedes. Proper noun en female English. 2 Mr Pecksniff was a moral man — a grave man, a man of noble sentiments and speech — and he had had her christened Mercy. Mercy! oh, what a charming name for such a pure–souled Being as the youngest Miss Pecksniff! Her sister’s name was Charity. There was a good thing! Mercy and Charity! Related terms en Mercedes en Merry Translations female given name Spanish: es Mercedes roughly equivalent Etymology 2 en :bor fr:Mercy + 1 Proper noun s en French. Statistics According to the 2010 United States Census, Mercy is the 38484th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 575 individuals. Mercy is most common among White (55.48%) and Black/African American (39.83%) individuals. Further reading Tagalog Etymology tl :bor en:Mercy + 1 Pronunciation Proper noun + tl female English