feminine Merce

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Origin:
latin
Name Root:
merx > merce / mercēs
Meaning:*
This name derives from the Latin “merce / mercēs” (wages, reward), ablative singular of “merx,” meaning “goods, merchandise, commodity.” The most popular meaning is “compassion, forbearance, forgiveness, pity, favor.” The name was popular among the Puritans in the 16th and 17th centuries but is now less common. The name is linked to the Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes (Our Lady of Mercy), one of the names by which the Virgin Mary is venerated. 1) The Virgin of Mercy is a subject in Catholic art, showing a group of people sheltering for protection under the outspread cloak of the Virgin Mary. 2) Blessed Mercedes de Jesús Molina is a Roman Catholic blessed from Baba, Ecuador. She was a missionary who devoted her life to the care of abandoned children and founded the order of the Sisters of Mariana de Jesús. She was beatified by Pope John Paul II on 1 February 1985.

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Popularity & Ranking

United States Ranking #5357


Namedoctor Weekly Ranking #4010

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Numerological Values: #8

A person with name-number 8 is ambitious, confident, practical and has a great ability to execute plans. They are achievers and seek to reach the top of their field through hard work.

Chakra Number: #8
Chakra "Etheric Body"

At the base of the skull or Cerebellum and is also found to be linked to the causal chakra just above the crown chakra to the left in the etheric body. This center enables the individual to achieve advanced out-of-body projection, etheric projection, spiritual perception, and spiritual wisdom. I use the word spiritual here because these abilities and ideas are larger than the self and the earth and is were the ability of remote viewing resides.

Color meaning: Black

Black is the color of the hidden, the secretive and the unknown, creating an air of mystery. It keeps things bottled up inside, hidden from the world. In color psychology the meaning of the color black is protection from external emotional stress. It creates a barrier between itself and the outside world, providing comfort while protecting its emotions and feelings, and hiding its vulnerabilities, insecurities and lack of self-confidence. In times of fear and uncertainty black contains the energy of the threatening unknown. In a positive state, black is seen as a restful emptiness into which anything may emerge and disappear once again. It is also mysterious, providing a sense of potential and possibility.

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Notable People and Personalities

Mercè Amer Riera (born 1954), Catalan Politician
Mercè Arànega (born 1957), Catalan Actress
Mercè Canela (born 1956) Catalan Writer And Translator
Mercè Molist (born 1969) Catalan Journalist
Mercè Perelló I Valls (born 1947) Mexican Activist And Politician
Mercè Pons (born 1966), Catalan Actress
Mercè Rivas Torres, Catalan Journalist, Writer And Social Worker
Mercè Rodoreda (1908–1983) Catalan Novelist
Mercè Viana Martínez (born 1946), Catalan Writer And Educator