MERCER  

Gender: M
Origin: French occupational name
Meaning: "a merchant"

Attractive possibility with musical links to songwriter Johnny Mercer and bandleader-musician Mercer Ellington.

Nicknames & Variations:
Merce

Mercer is being discussed in our message boards:

• Our 3rd Baby Girl - in need of unusual name
• Name Poll: twin girls due in April
• BABY NAME GAME..WOOO! :)
• Please rip apart my boys' long list...
• Need a list of cool SHORT boy's names

Read Nameberry blog posts about Mercer:

• COLLEGE NAMES: Rah! Rah! for names with a college degree.
• SCOTTISH SURNAMES: Beyond Campbell and Cameron
• NAMES THAT WORK: Trendy trade names
• AFRICAN-AMERICAN HEROINE NAMES