"Mercer" meaning in English

See Mercer in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈmɝsɚ/ [US]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)sə(ɹ) Etymology: English and Catalan surname, variant of Mercier. Etymology templates: {{der|en|ca|-}} Catalan, {{m|en|Mercier}} Mercier Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Mercer
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Mercer-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A village on the Waikato River, Waikato Region, New Zealand. Categories (place): Places in New Zealand, Villages in New Zealand
    Sense id: en-Mercer-en-name-mQph04sm
  3. A town in Maine. Categories (place): Places in Maine, USA, Places in the United States, Towns in Maine, USA, Towns in the United States
    Sense id: en-Mercer-en-name-4~yF3XG7
  4. A city and town in Missouri. Categories (place): Cities in Missouri, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Missouri, USA, Places in the United States, Towns in Missouri, USA, Towns in the United States
    Sense id: en-Mercer-en-name-LoSyeREU
  5. A city and village in North Dakota. Categories (place): Cities in North Dakota, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in North Dakota, USA, Places in the United States, Villages in North Dakota, USA, Villages in the United States
    Sense id: en-Mercer-en-name-cFJDl8kY
  6. A borough, the county seat of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Named after Hugh Mercer. Categories (place): Boroughs in Pennsylvania, USA, Places in Pennsylvania, USA, Places in the United States Derived forms: Mercer County
    Sense id: en-Mercer-en-name-ibdYskGy Categories (other): County seats of Pennsylvania, USA, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 10 12 0 14 47 9 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 13 11 9 0 12 46 10
  7. A town in Iron County, Wisconsin. Categories (place): Places in Wisconsin, USA, Places in the United States, Towns in Wisconsin, USA, Towns in the United States
    Sense id: en-Mercer-en-name-M-wPhokE

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