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Girl's nameOrigin: Spanish, LatinThis name does not have a nameday in the official SK calendar

Mercedes

Mercedes is a female name from the Spanish Christian tradition, associated with the devotion to the Virgin Mary and the meaning of mercy. It has three syllables and is used in the same written form in several languages.

Name variants

International equivalents and translations

English:
Mercedes
Czech:
Mercedes
Hungarian:
Polish:
Mercedes
German:
Mercedes
Spanish:
Mercedes
French:
Mercédès
Italian:
Mercedes
Portuguese:
Mercedes
Other world variants:
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Origin and etymology of the name

Scholarly onomastic and linguistic analysis
Linguistic explanation and meaning

The name Mercedes means mercies or favors and refers to the Marian tradition.

Detailed Slovak etymology analysis

Španielske mariánske meno, osamostatnené zo spojenia María de las Mercedes. Slovo mercedes je množné číslo španielskeho merced vo význame „milosť, dobrodenie“, historicky aj „milosrdenstvo“. Pochádza z latinského merces, genitív mercedis, „mzda, odmena“. Španielsky a latinský pôvod predstavujú po sebe nasledujúce vývinové vrstvy, nie konkurenčné etymológie.

Sources and scholarly methodology: Etymológia: RAE – merced a Real Academia Galega – Mercé, variant Mercedes a medzijazykové ekvivalenty. Nesklonnosť je aplikáciou všeobecného pravidla pre cudzie ženské mená zakončené na spoluhlásku: Kultúra slova 1970/2, JÚĽŠ SAV. Uvedené zdrobneniny sú doložené španielske tvary, nie overené obľúbené slovenské oslovenia: Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana – hipokoristiká. Výslovnosť a maďarská podoba: Behind the Name – Mercedes. České a poľské pole zachováva medzinárodný zápis; osobitné domáce ekvivalenty neboli overené. Konkrétne heslo v monografii Milana Majtána nebolo priamo overené.

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Medzinárodný cestovateľský index

Ako ľahko sa meno Mercedes vyslovuje v cudzine, zapisuje na letenky a vníma vo svete

100 / 100Svetobežník (Globálne meno)
Stupeň medzinárodnej adaptácie100 %
Zápis v pase / na letenke:

MERCEDES

100 % zhodný s pôvodným tvarom
Písmo a diakritika:

Bez diakritiky (ASCII)

Univerzálny medzinárodný zápis
Svetové jazyky:

14 cudzích podôb

Česky, Anglicky, Maďarsky
Cestovateľské výhody mena
  • •Zápis bez diakritiky – 100 % zhodný s medzinárodnými pasmi, letenkami a cudzími klávesnicami.
  • •Univerzálna výslovnosť – neobsahuje zhluky hlások náročné pre cudzincov.
  • •Globálne rozšírené meno – má priame ekvivalenty vo viac než 9 svetových jazykoch.

Name days and calendars

Dates in Slovak and international calendars
24 September
Croatian Calendar
Pronunciation and phonetic note:

Latinskoamerická španielska výslovnosť je približne „mer-SE-des“, s prízvukom na druhej slabike; vo veľkej časti Španielska sa c vyslovuje ako neznelé anglické th.

Grammar & Cases

Overview of grammatical cases for greetings, cards, and official use
Syllable count: 3

According to Slovak orthography rules, this name is uninflected and retains its base form in all grammatical cases.

1. Nominative:Who, what?
Mercedes
2. Genitive:Of whom, of what?
Mercedes
3. Dative:To whom, to what?
Mercedes
4. Accusative:Whom, what?
Mercedes
5. Vocative (address):Direct address
Mercedes!
6. Locative:About whom, about what?
Mercedes
7. Instrumental:With whom, with what?
Mercedes

Diminutives and pet forms

Affectionate and family nicknames
Domestic forms, nicknames and diminutives:
MerceditasMechitasMercheMerce
Formal address:Official correspondence and formal occasions
Dear Ms. Mercedes
Familiar address (intimate form):Addressing family and friends
Mercedes!

Notable figures named Mercedes

29

People connected to this name according to Wikidata and editorial sources.

All personalities catalog
Person type
Mercedes Sosa
AR
1935 – 2009Historical Figure

Argentine singer (1935-2009)

Mercedes McCambridgeová
US
1916 – 2004Historical Figure

American actress (1916-2004)

Mercedes Ruehl
US
born 1948Notable Figure

American actress

August Ames
CA
1994 – 2017Historical Figure

Canadian pornographic actress (1994-2017)

Sasha Banks
US
born 1992Notable Figure

American professional wrestler and actress

Marie de las Mercedes de Orleans
ES
1860 – 1878Historical Figure

Queen consort of Spain

Mercedes Aráozová
PE
born 1961Notable Figure

Peruvian economist and politician

Mercédès Jellinek
AT
1889 – 1929Historical Figure

namesake of Mercedes-Benz

Test how Mercedes sounds with your surname

Acoustic analyzer evaluates pronunciation fluency and syllable rhythm.

Supports compound surnames (e.g. Smith-Jones)

Full name:

Mercedes Smith

3 + 1 = 4 syllables

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ID
Initials / monogram:with dots:M.S.without dots:MS
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