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Name Misery
Gender Feminine
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Pronounced Pron. MIZ-ə-ree
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Meaning & History
From the English word, which derives from Latin #miseria# "wretchedness". It was used as a given name in the book 'Misery' (1987) by Stephen King, about the author of a popular series of romance novels set in Victorian times, the heroine of which is named Misery Chastain.