Mercedes
[mɜːrˈseɪdiːz]Meaning
Spanish female name from Latin merces, "wages, reward", hence "mercies"
Background Story
Mercedes is a Spanish female name, popularized in the form María de las Mercedes, one of the Roman Catholic titles of the Virgin Mary. The word is Latin in origin, from merces, meaning "wages, reward", which in Vulgar Latin acquired the meaning "favor, pity". Hypocoristic forms of the name include Merceditas, Mechi, Mer, Meche and Merche.
Temperament
Variations
Mersedes, Mercy
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