Mercy - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Mercy \m(e)-

is pronounced MER-see. It is of English origin, and its meaning is "compassion, forebearance". A virtue name popular with the Puritans.

Mercy has 6 variant forms: Mercey, Merci, Mercie, Mercilla, Mercina and Mersey.

For more information, see also related names Clemence, Mercedes, Mercia and Merry.

Baby names that sound like Mercy are Marcy, Marci, Marcey and Meris.

Mercy is a very common first name for women (#1707 out of 4276) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#39881 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl name Mercy. Compare Mercy with its variant forms and related girl names.

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