Mercedes

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Proper noun 1.2.1 Translations 2 Spanish 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Proper noun

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Spanish Mercedes. The car was named for Mercedes Jellinek, the daughter of one of its original designers.

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Mercedes (plural Mercedes)

1. A female given name occasionally borrowed from Spanish.
2. (trademark) Short form of Mercedes-Benz.

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mercedes (“‘mercies’”), shortened from María (de las) Mercedes, a Roman Catholic epithet of the Virgin Mary as "Our Lady of Mercy".

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Mercedes f.

1. A female given name.