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Mercedes
In the past week I met two girls named Mercedes. One was 7 years old- she spelled her name traditionally (Mercedes) and went by Mercey. The other was around 3- she spelled her name Mercaedes and her parents called her Caedy (prn. like Katie.) WDYT? I don't really like the name Mercedes but I think Mercey is a cute nickname.
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I do like the name Mercy but I know that I would have to use Mercedes to ever use it. Oh well...The name is growing on me but I know I'll still never use it.
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I love the name Mercedes, but never though of Mercey as a nickname for it, but it is really cute!!xxx :)
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I love the name Mercedes sooooo much!! Its always been one of my favourite names for a girl!! I want to name one of my daughters Mercedes, when i have children. I love the nickname Mercey as well!
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To Mercaedes looks like mer-KAY-deez or mer-KAY-des not Mercedes. I would assume her parents picked that spelling so they could use the nn Caedy.I like Mercedes but I don't care for Mercey.
“It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.”
~Mark Twain
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I always associate Mercedes with the car. Nevertheless, I think it's a pretty name. It's very rare now, and I think I've only ever come across one girl with that name. I like the traditional spelling better. To me, the advantage of a recognisable name is that you're not constantly spelling it out for people - so there's no point changing it. I think I like the nn Cedie(pronounced Sadie)I just prefer it to Mercey.
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I would love the name Mercedes if hadn't been for the cars my mum has always driven. She's always had a Mercedes for as long as I can remember, so whenever I hear the name, I automatically think of the car. It's really aggravating, because it's such a pretty name!
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I love MercedesI associate it with the fiancee of Edmond Dantes in "The Count of Monte Christo", not with the car. The car was named after a woman, it was a female name before it was a car's name.The doctor we went to last week was named Mercedes. I prefer Mercedes spelt the traditional way. Mercy is ok, but I prefer Cedie (like Sadie)."You sought a flower and found a fruit. You sought a spring and found a sea. You sought a woman and found a soul. You are disappointed."
"It does not become me to make myself smaller than I am." (Edith Södergran 1891-1923)
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I like the name Mercedes; I'll most likely use it as a middle name. Mercaedes is such an awful spelling, though.

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Agree to both.Mercedes is a beautiful name, though difficult to pull off as a first name thanks to the association. :/Mercaedes is dreadful; caedes is a Latin word for carnage, murder, etc. Shudder!
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I like the name Mercedes; it's a shame that it's permanently associated with a car. Mercy is a lovely nn."Les yeux sont aveugles. Il faut chercher avec le coeur." -- Le Petit Prince, Antoine de Saint-Exupery
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I prefer Mercedes as a MN. My sister-in-law is named Helena(pronounced Eh-lay-nuh)Mercedes and I think it is beautiful!:)
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Helena Mercedes is very pretty!
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I really like the name Mercedes. I'm not going to lie, either: I originally liked it because it was a car name. Now, however, I've kind of disassociated it with the car and just think of it as a name.Mercy is a sweet nickname. I like Caedy too, but spelt "Cadey". Where I live, we pronounce Katie with a hard T ("KAY-tee"), so it doesn't sound the same to me.
- Maria
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