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Mercia?

47 replies

BaffledMummy · 09/04/2017 07:33

Just watching BBC breakfast and saw the story about the elderly sisters...the youngest at 98 was called Mercia and it just struck me as a beautiful name that I haven't heard before. A bit of googling shows is English origin and very rare. It's now on the shortlist I think! Any views?

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Clarkgriswoldforever · 09/04/2017 11:42

I have a Marcie.

expatinscotland · 09/04/2017 12:38

Ridiculous.

MaidenMotherCrone · 09/04/2017 12:40

It's one of the old Saxon kingdoms, no sorry.

Sabistick · 09/04/2017 12:49

This is the first time ive heard of it as a name. I really like it! More class than marcie ( too charlie brown), less middle aged than marcia. Yep, its nice.

emwithme · 09/04/2017 13:05

Another one who's first thought was "sound". and yes, I do eat batches rather than bread rolls or barms or breadcakes

LockedOutOfMN · 09/04/2017 13:18

I think Mercia is a lovely name.

reuset · 09/04/2017 13:33

Mother crone - yes, my first thought, one of the Saxon kingdoms. I don't know when it was first used as a name, though. Not then! I like it not.

redfairy · 09/04/2017 15:13

I used to live in Coventry so yes, it reminds of local radio and the Mercia Constabulary.

Sophronia · 09/04/2017 15:48

It makes me think of West Mercia police too. I prefer Mercy.

ILikeBeansWithKetchup · 09/04/2017 17:02

Mercia Doughty is a woman who maternity ( I think wards) are named after in Notts.

She was the mother of a football chairman. But she was originally Spanish so I imagine it was pronounced Mer - theea

Usanayme · 09/04/2017 18:29

I know a Mercia born in the late 60s. I always thought it was lovely

LadyCallandraDaviot · 09/04/2017 19:12

It's the name of the new secondary school they're building round here!

JessieMcJessie · 09/04/2017 21:16

Murcia isn't pronounced Mur-fia! It's Mur-thia. Unless the Spanish have suddenly caught that thing that lots of English people do where they pronounce "th" as "f", like "free" for three.

CaoNiMartacus · 09/04/2017 21:20

It reminds me of studying the Mercian dialect of Old English at university, but beyond that connotation I think it's a lovely name.

DalaHorse · 09/04/2017 21:24

I'm not a fan. Love the name Marcy, with a y.

ChippieFishieHorshie · 09/04/2017 21:24

It sounds really nice(nicer than Mercy, imo).
But I do prefer Marcia. Marcella nn Marcia? :)

Mclaren37 · 09/04/2017 21:59

It's 100% West Mercia Police, Mercia Radio etc etc for me too I'm afraid. If she never lives in the south west Midlands I'm sure that won't be a problem though!

Sweets101 · 09/04/2017 22:05

Despite the varying connotations, none are particularly bad. Fundamentally i think it's a nice name

porterwine · 10/04/2017 00:27

Probably being thick but is it pronounced like Marcia but with an E, Mer-sha? or Mer-see-ah? If the 2nd then I think its lovely!

Firefries · 10/04/2017 01:02

I thought the name was Merica. Like America. I prefer Marcia.

porterwine · 10/04/2017 01:38

Firefries that was my first thought. Having once shared a flat with 4 American guys, the first thing I heard when I read the title was 'MERICA!!

BestIsWest · 10/04/2017 07:21

I think it's very nice. Lived in the Midlands so aware of The police force but it is still a nice name.

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