Mercedes

English

Etymology

Spanish Mercedes. The car was named for Mercedes Jellinek, the daughter of Austrian businessman Emil Jellinek who ordered 36 cars from Gottlieb Daimler.

Proper noun

Mercedes (plural Mercedes)

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

Translations

female given name

Russian: Мерседес (ru) (Mersédes) f.

short form of Mercedes Benz

Chinese: Mandarin: 奔馳 (zh), 奔驰 (zh) (Bēnchí) Finnish: Mersu (fi) Japanese: メルセデス (ja) (Merusedesu)

Macedonian: Мерцедес (mk) (Mercédes) m., Мечка (mk) (Méčka) f., Мерџо (mk) (Mérdžo) n. Polish: Mercedes (pl) m. Russian: Мерседес (ru) (Mersedés) m. Turkish: Mercedes (tr)

Noun

Mercedes (plural Mercedes)

1. A car manufactured by Mercedes-Benz.
2. Plural form of Mercedes.

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Spanish

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Mercedes f.

1. A female given name.