English · Girl name
Mercy
“compassion, forgiveness”
About the name Mercy
Mercy is an English virtue name meaning ‘compassion’ or ‘forgiveness’, derived from the Latin merces, originally ‘wages’ or ‘reward’, which in Christian Latin came to mean the heavenly reward for kindness and then pity. The word entered English through Old French merci. It is associated with the Christian concept of divine mercy, and Catholics observe Divine Mercy Sunday on the Sunday after Easter. The Puritans used Mercy as a girl’s name, and in John Bunyan’s The Pilgrim’s Progress, Mercy is a companion of Christiana.
- Meaning
- compassion, forgiveness
- Origin
- English
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- MER-see(2 syl.)
Middle names for Mercy
- Mercy Ann
- Mercy Marie
- Mercy Lynn
- Mercy Rose
- Mercy Claire
Questions about Mercy
- What does Mercy mean?
- Mercy is an English name meaning "compassion, forgiveness".
- How do you pronounce Mercy?
- Mercy is pronounced MER-see, with emphasis on the first syllable.
- What are variants of Mercy?
- Variants of Mercy include Mercie.
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