Mercy - Name Meaning and Origin

The girl's name Mercy \m(e)-rcy, mer-cy\ 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 popular female first name and a popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Mercy. Click here to compare Mercy with related baby names.