Meaning and Origin of: Mercedes

Girl name origins & meanings

  • Latin : Ransom; virgin; merciful
  • Brand name : Make of car

Girl name variations

Mary
Mercia
Mercy
Mercedees
Mercedeze
Mercedies

Family name origins & meanings

  • Spanish : from the Marian name Nuestra Señora(or María) de las Mercedes, from the plural of merced ‘grace’, ‘mercy’.

Famous people who gave their babies this name

Val Kilmer