Mercy?

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Ideas for names that mean Mercy (either gender)?

Would Mercy itself be a bit too out there?

I just think of Roy Orbison singing Pretty Woman!

I love that song by Duffy🥰

Pretty tho would probably think it's short for Mercedes (Hollyoaks fault🙈)

It's a bit much I think.

Maybe a more moderate virtue name like Hope or Faith? Or something like Marianne, Maria, Miriam, Maryam.

Near synonyms - Grace, Charity, Clemency.
I love Clemency - Clem or Clemmie.
I know a Mercia aged 87 - always lnown as Merce.

I know a Mercy. She is one of the loveliest humans I have ever encountered so to me it is a beautiful name. For a girl. Not so sure it would work on a boy.

I like it. I know it appears in Christian services, but then so does Grace and that's very popular.

Like the Ruth idea.

I like mercy. I knew one as a child. From the states. I'd go for it.

I'd also presume it was an Anglicisation of Mercedes. Or someone very puritanically old church. Or was a fan of Mercy Dulbottle in the Jill books.
In itself it's not awful. It sounds OK. It means something nice.
But not sure I'd want to be called it.

Not keen on Mercy but love Ruth

Mercedes and Mercy as the nn. Hannah and Annabella are also cute. And for boy names I found Armo and Ashane nn Shane.