Mercury
Adventurous parents are starting to look back to names of ancient gods like Mercury, Zeus, and Apollo. This one is also a planet and a metallic element, and has a friendly nickname, Merc. The Roman god Mercury, which derives from the Latin words for trade or wages, is the patron of tradesmen and travelers and the fastest-moving planet in the solar system.
Mercury
It's a car brand, a planet, and the messenger of the gods -- but it's questionable whether it works as a little girl's name.
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