Definition
A luxury car brand name, also a feminine given name meaning 'mercies' in Spanish.
Etymology
From Spanish mercedes, plural of merced meaning 'mercy' or 'grace,' from Latin merces. The car brand was named after Mercedes Jellinek, daughter of an early automobile dealer, in 1901.
Kelly Says
It's remarkable that one of the world's most prestigious car brands is literally named 'mercies' - the daughter's name transformed from a prayer for divine grace into a symbol of engineering excellence and luxury.
Translations
ARالعربية
ميرسيدس
mayr-seh-dehs
BNবাংলা
মার্সিডিজ
mar-seh-deez
CSČeština
Mercedes
mehr-SEH-dehs
DADansk
Mercedes
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DEDeutsch
Mercedes
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ELΕλληνικά
Μερσέντες
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ESEspañol
Mercedes
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FISuomi
Mercedes
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FRFrançais
Mercedes
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HEעברית
מרצדס
mahr-tseh-dehs
HIहिन्दी
मर्सिडीज
mar-seh-deez
HUMagyar
Mercedes
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IDBahasa Indonesia
Mercedes
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ITItaliano
Mercedes
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NLNederlands
Mercedes
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NONorsk
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PLPolski
Mercedes
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PTPortuguês
Mercedes
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RORomână
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RUРусский
Мерседес
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SVSvenska
Mercedes
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THไทย
เมอร์เซเดส
muer-seh-dehs
TRTürkçe
Mercedes
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UKУкраїнська
Мерседес
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VITiếng Việt
Mercedes
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