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Misery
OriginEnglish word name
Meaning"wretchedness"
About Misery
Misery may not make sense as a baby name until you consider that it was used by enslaved people in the early 1800s. It was typically borne by men, but Stephen King used it for a female protagonist in his book Misery.
Pronounced MIZ-er-ee.
Editor: Sophie Kihm
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
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