Mercy
Mercy is a girl name of English origin, meaning Compassion and forgiveness.
What Mercy means
Compassion and forgiveness.
Mercy sits at 5 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.
Where Mercy comes from
English names come from a long layering of Anglo-Saxon, Norman French, and biblical sources. Many began as surnames, place names, or occupations before they were ever used as first names.
Mercy is recorded as English in origin. Browse other English names.
How popular is Mercy?
In the girl name rankings we track, Mercy falls outside the top 100. That puts it in the broad middle ground where most names live: familiar to those who know it, uncommon enough to still feel like a choice.
The character of Mercy
Mercy spans Gentle and faith, which is why it can read differently depending on which association you notice first. Both threads are worth following.
Names like Mercy
These share Mercy's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Clement — Merciful and mild.
- Damon — To tame; a loyal friend.
- Eunwoo — Kindness and divine help.
- Elsie — Pledged to God.
- Faith — Complete trust and devotion.
- Fawn — A young deer; gentle.
- Holly — The holly tree; holiness.
- Hope — Optimism; trust in the future.
- Patience — Calm endurance.
- True — Genuine, loyal and real.
- Jackson — Son of Jack; God is gracious.
- Justice — Fairness and righteousness.
More English names
- Meadow — A field of wildflowers.
- Mortimer — Still water; dead sea.
- Maybelle — Lovable and dear.
- Moss — Of the woodland; saviour.
- May — The hawthorn blossom; the fifth month.
- Nash — By the ash tree.
- Maxwell — From the great stream.
- Nell — Bright, shining one.
- Mason — Worker in stone.
- Nellie — Bright, shining one.