Message: "Mercedes was a ligit name before the cars"

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[Opinions] Mercedes was a ligit name before the cars

by abbasdaughter

2/18/2009, 9:41 PM

in reply to a message by BBH

I believe Mercedes was a ligit name before the car company and it's actually kind of pretty.

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- Tammy (guest)

2/18/2009, 10:21 PM

I think the guy who founded the company named the car for his daughter. ;) In any case, María de las Mercedes has been a popular name in Spanish-speaking countries for a long, long time.

- Aileena

2/18/2009, 10:05 PM

Yes, Edmond Dantes' betrothed in "The Count of Monte Cristo" was named Mercedes, and that book was written before cars were even invented.

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