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The baby name Mersie is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced MER-see (IPA: /ˈmɜrsi/).

Mersie is English in Origin.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: English
Pronunciation: MER-see (IPA: /ˈmɜrsi/)

What is the meaning of the name Mersie ?

The baby name Mersie is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced MER-see (IPA: /ˈmɜrsi/).

Mersie is English in Origin.

Mersie is a rare modern given name, most plausibly a respelling of the English virtue name Mercy and the French courtesy word merci. From Old French merci meaning favor, pity, or thanks, and ultimately Latin merces/mercedem meaning reward, the sense in names is compassion, grace, or kindness. Some bearers may also associate it with the River Mersey in northwest England, lending a subtle place-name layer, though that etymology is secondary.

As a name, Mercy flourished among 17th-century English and New England Puritans and later found steady, modest use across the Anglophone world; Mersie appears in modern usage as a creative -ie ending variant. It is usually feminine but can be unisex. Related forms and near-variants include Mercy, Merci, Mersey, Mersee, and Mercy-Anne; possible nicknames are Mer, Mers, or Cee.

Mersie is extremely rare. Across 13 countries, we found just 22 recorded uses of it.

Mersie has the following similar or variant Names

Mersie – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
QA 0 #106 1 7,011
BG Girls 0 #227 5 3,559
NA Girls 0 #237 1 7,146
SG 0 #282 1 11,010
GH Girls 0 #337 1 6,973
QA Girls 0 #343 1 15,378
AE Girls 0 #596 2 20,968
SG Girls 0 #632 1 18,916
HK Girls 0 #650 1 16,104
BO Girls 0 #651 1 9,488
IN Girls 0 #654 1 13,121
LB 0 #690 1 13,263
NG Girls 0 #826 1 15,093
ZA Girls 0 #1,234 3 25,928
TR 0 #1,254 1 19,440

Mersie is popular in 13 countries — most recent births per country:

AE
BG
BO
GH
HK

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People also ask about Mersie

Mersie is predominantly a girl's name.
Mersie is a 2 syllable name, pronounced MER-see (IPA: /ˈmɜrsi/).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Mercy, Mercie, Mercey, Mersy, Mersey and Mersi.
Across languages, Mersie has these equivalents: Mercy (English), Clemence / Clementine (Latin/French, 'merciful'), Rahma / Rahmah (Arabic, 'mercy'), Rachamim (Hebrew root for 'mercy').
Yes. Mersie is missing from every national name ranking we cover, about as clear a sign of rarity as there is.