"Mercia" meaning in All languages combined

See Mercia on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

IPA: /ˈmɜːsi.ə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈmɜːʃə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈmɜːʃi.ə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈmɝsi.ə/ [General-American], /ˈmɝʃə/ [General-American]
Etymology: Latinization of Old English Mierċe (literally “border people”), derived from mearc, whence mark. Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|Mierċe|lit=border people}} Old English Mierċe (literally “border people”) Head templates: {{en-prop}} Mercia
  1. (historical) One of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England. Tags: historical Translations (one of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England): Մերսիա (Mersia) (Armenian), Mercie [feminine] (Czech), Mercie [feminine] (French), მერსია (mersia) (Georgian), Mercia [feminine] (Italian), मेर्सिया (mersiyā) (Marathi), Mierċe [masculine, plural] (Old English), Mércia [feminine] (Portuguese), Ме́рсия (Mérsija) (Russian), Mercia [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-Mercia-en-name-2pt9O5eC Categories (other): Terms with Old English translations Disambiguation of Terms with Old English translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of 'one of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England': 94 6
  2. The Midlands.
    Sense id: en-Mercia-en-name-fil1t1-R Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 61 9 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 30 53 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 65 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 33 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 17 83
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Mercian
Etymology number: 1

Proper name [English]

IPA: /ˈmɜːsi.ə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈmɜːʃə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈmɜːʃi.ə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈmɝsi.ə/ [General-American], /ˈmɝʃə/ [General-American]
Head templates: {{en-prop}} Mercia
  1. A female given name.
    Sense id: en-Mercia-en-name-b1svBRzJ Categories (other): English female given names, English given names
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Proper name [Spanish]

Head templates: {{es-proper noun|f}} Mercia f
  1. Mercia Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Mercia-es-name-CbsfdvUc Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header
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