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Mercutio
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About Mercutio
A Shakespearean name used for the wild and witty best friend of Romeo in Romeo and Juliet. A variant of the name, which supposedly derives from Mercurius/Mercury, first appeared in one of Shakespeare's sources, Luigi Da Porto's 1530 play Giulietta e Romeo.
Pronounced mer-KYOO-shee-oh.
As of October 2026, Mercutio ranked #10372 in US births in 2016 SSA.
Editor's take: The name Mercutio is a boy's name.
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