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HelpJulia, Q for you.
in reply to a message by Julia
Do you know where the name of the car comes from? The man who created it named it after his daughter.
Who was German.
See here (she was a pretty girl): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%A9rc%C3%A9d%C3%A8s_Jellinek
I'm not sure why you think Mercedes would be strange on a non-Hispanic person, since it's not a name that's exclusive to Hispanic countries. As a person of German origin and a Catholic, I think it'd work fine on a daughter of mine. :)
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Who was German.
See here (she was a pretty girl): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%A9rc%C3%A9d%C3%A8s_Jellinek
I'm not sure why you think Mercedes would be strange on a non-Hispanic person, since it's not a name that's exclusive to Hispanic countries. As a person of German origin and a Catholic, I think it'd work fine on a daughter of mine. :)
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Well, yes, I did know that...but it's still rather stuck on the name of the car on my view. And where I live, the car is associated with stupid jerks who have a higher income than IQ--they have vastly more money than brains. They feel like they can drive like total morons because they have an expensive, hot car and you don't. So there.
As for the Hispanic association, it does mean "mercy" in Spanish, and is (almost) exclusively used on Hispanics. So I'd find it a little weird on someone who wasn't.
But really, it's a pretty name, and (no offense meant) I'd MUCH rather see a Mercedes than a Morpheus. ;)
As for the Hispanic association, it does mean "mercy" in Spanish, and is (almost) exclusively used on Hispanics. So I'd find it a little weird on someone who wasn't.
But really, it's a pretty name, and (no offense meant) I'd MUCH rather see a Mercedes than a Morpheus. ;)
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