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Mercy
Gender:
Girl
Origin:
English
Cameroon
Nigeria
Liberia
Ghana
Mercy \m(e)-rcy, mer-cy\ as a girl's name is pronounced MER-see. It is of English origin, and the meaning of Mercy 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. View a list of the 7 names that reference Mercy.