Mercedes
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Mercedes is a female Spanish name. María de las Mercedes ("Mary of the favours") is a Marian advocation. The singular is merced. It may refer to:
- Things
- Mercedes-Benz, a German brand of automobiles and trucks
- "Mercedes-Benz", by Janis Joplin
- Mercedes (calculator), an early 20th-century computing device
- Mercedes College, South Australia
- Places
- Mercedes, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Mercedes, Corrientes, Argentina
- Mercedes, Paraná, Brazil
- Mercedes, Camarines Norte, Philippines
- Mercedes, Eastern Samar, Philippines
- Mercedes, Texas, United States
- Mercedes, Uruguay, Soriano department
- People
- Enrique el de las Mercedes ("Henry of the favours" after his grants to supporting aristocrats), Spanish nickname of Henry II of Castile.
- Mercedes A Femeale Rapper from Master P's No Limit Record label who enter the Rap Game with the succesful album Rear End, A True Talented female Artist(Singer/Rapper)
- Mercedes de Acosta (1893–1968), poet and socialite
- Mercedes Bresso (born 1944), Italian politician
- Mercedes Lackey (born 1950), fantasy author
- Mercedes McCambridge (1916–2004), actress
- Eleoncio Mercedes (1957–1985), boxer
- Mercedes Ruehl (born 1948), U.S. actress
- Mercedes Sosa (born 1935), Argentine singer
- Maria de las Mercedes of Spain (1860 - 1878), queen consort of Spain.
- Infanta Maria de las Mercedes of Spain (1880–1904), Spanish royal
- Mercedes (Joseph Cohen) (1888–1966), a vaudeville and magic entertainer of the early 20th century
- Mercedes, the fiancé of Edmond Dantes in Dumas's novel The Count of Monte Cristo
- Mercedes Yvette (born 1981), fashion model & actress
- Merceditas is a Spanish name for a kind of female shoes.
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