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Comments for MERCEDES:
This is the name of a type of expensive car.-- AndrewJKD 4/26/2005
The car company was named after one of the founder's daughters, Mercedes.-- bellaboo 10/24/2006
One of the main characters in Alexandre Dumas' book, The Count of Monte Cristo.-- Kae Kae 6/9/2005
The German version of the name, "Merzedes", is the name of a car, because the founder of the car company named the car after his daughter. A real pitty! It's a beautiful name, I think, but the car thing makes it unusable for people. It's better with the Spanish pronunciation, though.-- Evaria 8/9/2005
A very beautiful name, but in America, count on the harsher English pronunciation and many "like the car?" comments. I do love this name with the Spanish pronunciation though.-- puella_blu 3/7/2006
Mercedes also means 'merry' in Latin. I think this is a really pretty name even though I don't care much for either meaning.-- Anonymous User 3/29/2006
Mercedes McCambridge, American actress.-- Kosta 5/15/2006
This is a nice 3rd middle name. My best friend Teresa has this lovely middle name.-- liberty 5/30/2006
Mercedes Lackey is a great, well known fantasy and science fiction author.-- indigopearl 7/31/2006
Wasn't Mercedes a character in 'The Call of the Wild', by Jack London?-- xKatiex 11/11/2006
I think this is a beautiful name, both as primary and secondary. It's a shame that the whole "like-the-car" thing taints it.-- dreadfulxsorry 11/16/2006
I love this name. I'm in Spanish classes and we had to pick regular Spanish names for ourselves and I picked this one. Despite the whole car reputation thing, I think its really pretty.-- septsweetie99 11/16/2006
I really didn't like this name until recently and I still don't like its strong association with the car but I am really liking it now. Although my favourite nickname for it is Merci, I also like the nickname Sadie.-- Free_Spirited_Girly 11/26/2006
This name is so dumb and butt-ugly that I can't even describe how dumb and butt-ugly it really is. Say this name twice, and think about it! Is this a good name? NO.-- Taydbug112 12/18/2006
I love this name (it's my daughter's name). It's graceful and gentle and just perfect. I named her after the characters in Le Comte de Monte Cristo Mercedes Heloise.-- Anonymous User 1/24/2007
I think because of the whole car name thing it would be better as a middle name. I.e. Gina Mercedes Smith (random name!) has a ring to it.-- Luangi 4/8/2007
In Spain (with the z=th pronunciation) Mercedes is a very popular name, but now it's kind of dated. It's more of a "mom name", if you will. In the 19th century there was a Queen Mercedes who lived a beautiful and very sad love story with the king as she died at 18. I remember watching the cheesy movie as a child and being so enthralled that I named my favorite doll Mercedes and I decided this would be the name of my daughter one day :) Btw, the nickname is Merche (MEHR-cheh)-- Anonymous User 9/21/2007
Mercedes from the movie Pan's Labyrinth really fits that merciful picture. In the movie, Mercedes is brave and kind and so beautiful.-- edenrowe 12/30/2007
This name would be wonderful to give a little girl - and I could definitely see past the brand name of a car. I love 'Cedy' for a nickname (pronounced Sadie).-- edenrowe 12/30/2007
Cute name.-- sweetkit 3/5/2008
It could have been cool, but the car ruined it for me, I suppose (I don't like cars). I just wouldn't use it.-- Pippin 3/28/2008
This is my name! It was HELL growing up with it, but I like it better now, and it has always been helpful in letting me know in advance who was worth my time--if anyone I'm introduced to cracks a lame car joke (no matter how clever you think you are, trust me, I've heard it) I know not to bother. Some of my friends and family call me "Cedes" for short, which sounds a bit cuter. I have a very hard to pronounce middle name so I never had a choice in what I went by. Only choose this name if your kid has options--or if stiff upper lips run in your family.-- cedesm 4/9/2008
Mercedes is such a beautiful name and it happens to be my name. I always get so many complements on my name. I love my name and no I was not named after the car, I was named after the Virgin Mary.-- Anonymous User 4/21/2008
I have a friend with this name and she goes by Merc (like 'Murk.')-- Anonymous User 5/2/2008
Although a car was named for a girl named Mercedes and having this name might make people think your parents wanted to afford one, I really like this name. In fact I named my step daughter Mercedes. I like the meaning of the name which I understand to be merciful is the deity. Also, I love the nickname Sadie.-- KayeKiLa 8/13/2008
This is my first name. I would get the whole 'like the car?' question, and reply with something like 'No, like the banana'. Or something to move off topic so they wouldn't move on to ask if they could 'drive/ride me'. But I still like the name a lot! I decided to go by Mercy in highschool to avoid those comments. People call me either one, mostly Mercy though. I've been called Cede or Cedes randomly by a couple people, I liked it. One of my old boyfriends called me Cedes before we started going out and sometimes during, I felt special since no one else called me that. :P
People say that I fit my name when I go by Mercy. Technically it *is* my name since Mercedes is the Spanish word for Mercy. I read it and was like "SCORE!" Hehe. I would recommend this name, it's really pretty. The trick is to be introduced with one of the nicknames and gradualy let people know your real name is Mercedes. It tended to decrease the amount of annoying comments very successfully! And the first thing they say is usually that it's very pretty or something else really nice. (:-- mercyclear 11/13/2008
SO SO SO ghetto! I'm sorry, but it is.-- Anonymous User 6/7/2009
This is my grandmother's middle name and she has always pronounced it as "mer-suh-DEEZ." I don't know where her pronunciation came from but I've always liked it, even if it isn't correct.-- Riverbird 6/11/2009
There's an indie rock band called 'Hey Mercedes', which formed after the dissolution of the band Braid. That band makes me think well of the name Mercedes.-- DestructoGirl 6/27/2009
Another famous bearer: actress Mercedes McNab. She is most famous for her role as Harmony Kendall on the shows Buffy The Vampire Slayer and Angel.-- Anonymous User 6/29/2009
I know this is a Spanish name, and a very pretty one at that, but I feel that some people are just using it because they are obsessed with the car.-- bananarama 8/2/2009
Interesting, but the car ruined it for me.-- -Julia- 9/8/2009
This name was used for one of the five playable characters in the award-winning Playstation 2 role-playing game Odin Sphere.-- missmarlenesinclair 5/7/2010
It has a good meaning and a nice sound to it. I also have a fondness for this name because of the luxurious German automobile Mercedes Benz. You just can't go wrong with this name. It's a cool name to have and an awesome car to own/drive.-- Anonymous User 10/1/2010
Amber Riley plays the character Mercedes in the tv show GLEE.-- MirandaIrie 10/5/2010
I have always liked this name. To me it seems one of the most refined and elegant feminine names out there. It's sophisticated but has a less formal nickname (Mercy), it flows beautifully and unlike a lot of Spanish names it isn't overly unusual or difficult to pronounce for an English speaker. It's a shame about the association with the car. Too many people would think of that immediately and a child with this name would probably never hear the end of it. Even so, I'm not so sure I wouldn't be tempted to use it anyway, it's that good. For certain it would make a fine middle name.-- FamilySaga 8/25/2011
When I was a young girl in elementary school, I went to a play. One of the main actresses, after the play was over, was introduced. She was beautiful and elegant; her name was Mercedes. I always wanted to name my daughter that, this 20 years later I still want to. But, as an adult I have always drove a Mercedes so I am worried people would think I am naming my child after my possessions. So, unfortunately, I don't think I will get to name my daughter that.
I have also had people make references that the name Mercedes is a "stripper" name. And they associate it with the ghetto.
More reasons not to use it. But, I will always remember that beautifully elegant girl in that play named Mercedes.-- Anonymous User 12/30/2011
I really don't think this name can get over Mercedes Benz - the name might have come first, but the fact is that the first thing people think of when they hear this name is "like the car?". It probably doesn't help that some people do pick this name from the car manufacturer. It's a pity, really, because it sound quite charming.-- nemui_10pm 3/3/2012
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