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… between 10 and 20 births a year in England & Wales. Musician Gwenno (full name Gwenno Mererid Saunders) is a famous bearer. Gwenno is also the medieval Welsh name for the …

… Benz as a first name each year, likely in homage to the luxury car brand Mercedes-Benz. The company was named after Karl Benz, inventor of the world's first …

… a feminine form of Alomar (from the Germanic name Aldemar, "old + famous"). The Catalan author Mercè Rodoreda used it for the heroine of her novel Aloma/, making it a classic …

… Coptic Christian tradition, where it's associated with martyrs and saints. Most notably, Saint Philopateer Mercurius was a 3rd-century Roman soldier who became a Christian martyr and is highly …

… to this version, as it is the first name of charming rascal Daario Naharis, a mercenary first hired, then seduced, by Daenerys Targaryen during her conquest of Slaver's Bay.

… English equivalent to the Norse god Odin -- who is also linked to the Roman god Mercury. Cartoonist Charles Addams who created the character of Wednesday Addams however chose her name …

… from the Latin mecus meaning "mouse" or it may have been adapted from the name Mercedes. Alternatively, it may be a feminine form of Matias or Mateus, or of the …

… Larissa (or Larisa) was a nymph who was a daughter of Pegasus and loved by Mercury. A moon of Neptune was named after the mythological figure in 1991, giving the …

… century, you might prefer one of the other names derived from Mary's Spanish epithets — Mercedes, Soledad, Rosario or Luz.Dolores does have some Harry Potter cred, via the witch …

… particularly in the southern United States. Deke also carries historical connections to NASA, as it was the nickname of astronaut Donald K. Slayton, one of the original Mercury Seven astronauts.

… in a more niche (and perhaps slightly outdated?) way, for explicit content in fanfiction. Make of that what you will. Content creator Mercedes Okray named her daughter Lemon in 2025.

… of what were then known as the seven planets - Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury and the Moon. In modern English, only 2 days retain their "planet" name besides …

Percevall is a masculine name representing an archaic spelling of Percival, one of King Arthur's Knights of the Round Table. The name likely derives from Old French 'percer val …

… s Knights of the Round Table. The name has Old French origins, possibly derived from 'percer val' meaning 'pierce the valley.' This spelling with double 'l' gives it an antique …

… Round Table who quested for the Holy Grail. The name likely comes from Old French 'percer val' meaning 'to pierce the valley' or possibly from Persian 'Parsi fal' meaning 'pure …

… sought the Holy Grail. The name's etymology is debated, possibly coming from Old French 'percer val' meaning 'to pierce the valley,' or Persian 'Parsi val' meaning 'pure fool,' reflecting …

… the Round Table who quested for the Holy Grail. The name derives from Old French 'percer val,' meaning 'to pierce the valley.' As a diminutive, Perc has a brisk, modern …

… for the Holy Grail. The name's origins are debated, possibly deriving from Old French 'percer val' meaning 'pierce the valley,' or from Welsh elements. Wagner's opera 'Parsifal' popularized …