Mercedes 19442 217920377 2008-06-08T09:12:51Z M-le-mot-dit 2665896 rm extra wikilinks (according to [[WP:MOSDAB]] {{wiktionary|Mercedes}} '''Mercedes''' is a girl's name of Spanish origin, referring to a title for the Virgin Mary, "Our Lady of Mercy." ;Automobile-related use * [[Mercedes (car)]], the pre-1927 brand name of German automobile models and engines built by Daimler company * [[Mercedes-Benz]], the post-1926 German brand of automobiles, engines, and trucks owned by Daimler AG * [[Mercedes-Benz in motorsport]], the racing activities of the company * [[Mercedes-AMG]], a subdivision of Daimler AG providing high-powered models * [[McLaren-Mercedes]], Formula One race cars * [[Mercedes Benz (song)]], a song by Janis Joplin, Michael McClure and Bob Neuwirth * [[American Mercedes (1904 automobile)]], a company licensed to build Mercedes automobiles in America ;Women with the first name Mercedes: *[[Mércédès Jellinek]] (1889–1929), the namesake for Mercedes-Benz automobiles *[[Mercedes de Acosta]] (1893–1968), poet and socialite *[[Mercedes Bresso]] (born 1944), Italian politician *[[Mercedes Calderón]] (born 1965), Cuban volleyball player *[[Mercedes Lackey]] (born 1950), fantasy author *[[Mercedes McCambridge]] (1916–2004), actress *[[Mercedes McNab]] (born 1980), Canadian-born actress *[[Mercedes of Orléans]] (1860 - 1878), queen consort of Spain. *[[Mercedes, Princess of Asturias]] (1880–1904), Spanish royal *[[Mercedes Ruehl]] (born 1948), U.S. actress *[[Mercedes Sosa]] (born 1935), Argentine singer *[[Mercédesz Stieber]] (born 1974), Hungarian water polo player *[[Mercedes Yvette]] (born 1981), fashion model & actress *[[Mercedes Lander]], drummer for Canadian alt-metal band Kittie *[[Mercedes (rapper)]], a R&B and hip-hop singer. ;Other people and characters named Mercedes: *Mercédès, character in Alexandre Dumas's novel ''[[The Count of Monte Cristo]]'' *[[Mercedes McQueen]], Hollyoaks fictional character *[[Eleoncio Mercedes]] (1957–1985), boxer *[[Nina Mercedez]] a pornographic actress who formerly worked for vivid entertainment *Mercedes, one of the five main characters of ''[[Odin Sphere]]''. *Mercedes, a character in the opera [[Carmen]] by Georges Bizet. *Mercedes, the name of the UK's last remaining polar bear, kept at Edinburgh Zoo ;Places: *[[Mercedes, Buenos Aires]], Argentina *[[Mercedes, Corrientes]], Argentina *[[Mercedes, Camarines Norte]], Philippines *[[Mercedes, Eastern Samar]], Philippines *[[Mercedes, Texas]], United States *[[Mercedes, Uruguay]], Soriano department ;Other uses * [[Mercedes (song)]], a song by Joseph Arthur * [[Mercedes (calculator)]], an early 20th-century computing device * [[Mercedes College (Adelaide)]], South Australia * [[Mercedes College, Perth]], Western Australia == See also == *[[Mercedita]] {{disambig}} [[ca:Mercedes (desambiguació)]] [[da:Mercedes]] [[de:Mercedes (Begriffsklärung)]] [[es:Mercedes]] [[fr:Mercedes]] [[lt:Mersedesas]] [[nl:Mercedes]] [[ja:メルセデス]] [[pl:Mercedes]] [[pt:Mercedes]] [[ro:Mercedes (dezambiguizare)]] [[ru:Мерседес (значения)]] [[simple:Mercedes]] [[tr:Mercedes]] [[uk:Мерседес (значення)]] [[vo:Mercedes]]