Mercy
f.
Anglo-Norman merci(e), Old French merci 'mercy, grace, favor'.
This virtue name came into use in England in the 16th C (not the 17th C as Withycombe s.n. Mercy suggests).
- England
-
- English
- ● 1560 Mercie OrpingtonKe p. 1;
1591 Mercy CAmar-vol1 p. 4
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Mercy". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 2. http://dmnes.org/2015/2/name/Mercy.