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
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- Early Modern 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 2016, no. 3. http://dmnes.org/2016/3/name/Mercy.