Mercia

Where Mercia comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Mercia.

  • 3 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Mercia through the years
  1. 1918
    First appearance
    #4,291 among girls with 6 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1919
    Peak, #3,219
    9 babies named Mercia, the most in any year.
  3. 1920
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name.
Namesakes

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