138 Baby Names Meaning Mercy

Bestow your little one with a name that symbolizes generosity and empathy.

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Teaching children to be forgiving, compassionate and merciful is imperative in a world where people are busy seeking revenge and suing each other at the drop of a hat. By imbibing values such as mercy and compassion, parents can thwart the development of feelings of hatred and animosity in the hearts of their children. But before that, you need to understand the meaning of mercy completely.
Mercy has a way deeper meaning than most of us think. It’s not just limited to forgiving and pardoning people for the wrongs they have done to you. It also includes the ability to overlook an act of offense and giving someone a second chance. Merciful people are patient, show compassion and sympathy, and are patient and tender hearted. They are kind and warm towards everyone, not just friends, but also enemies and strangers.
So what do you think is the best way of teaching mercy to your baby children from the very beginning? By giving him a name meaning mercy! The moniker will always remind them to be kind and merciful towards everyone. To help you narrow down your search, MomJunction has compiled a list of beautiful baby boy and girl names meaning mercy. Take a look.

Name	Gender	Meaning
Kyren	Unisex	Lord have mercy
Mercedes	Girl	Our Lady of Mercy; Gifts
Anita	Girl	Grace; Favor; Mercy; Unguided
Rami	Boy	Shooter; To be ambitious; Counsel; Protection; To come; Sheep; Night; Exalted; Mercy
Eleanore	Girl	The other Aenor; Mercy and compassion; Gift from God
Eira	Girl	Snow; Mercy
Daya	Girl	Compassion; Mercy; Bird of prey
Merci	Girl	Mercy; Kindness; Gratitude; Thanks; Compassion
Awa	Girl	To live; To breathe; River; Mercy; Millet
Dayami	Girl	Compassion; Mercy; Bird of prey

Remiel	Unisex	Mercy of God; God will have pity
Mariann	Girl	Wished for child; Grace; Mercy
Kywan	Boy	The God is full of mercy
Ashish	Boy	Prayer; Benediction; Blessing; Wish; God's grace; Showers of mercy
Arul	Boy	Water; God's grace; God's blessing; Showers of mercy
Hanah	Girl	Yahweh is gracious; Yahweh is merciful; God has shown mercy; A variant is Hana
Dilynn	Boy	A loyal individual; An embodiment of mercy
Hanan	Boy	Gracious, Mercy
Lashon	Boy	To feel the mercy of God
Lyanne	Girl	Grace; Mercy; Favor; Clearing

Kirpa	Girl	Mercy; Blessing
Shavaughn	Boy	The Lord's mercy and grace
Osbourne	Boy	The mercy of God
Turhan	Unisex	Of Mercy
Yerachmiel	Boy	God will have mercy
Rahmah	Girl	Mercy; Compassion
Dayah	Unisex	Mercy; Compassionate
Amarachukwu	Girl	God's grace; Mercy of God
Onias	Boy	Mercy of God; Name of a priest
Brahim	Boy	Father of many; Mercy

Shavawn	Girl	The Lord's grace and mercy
Kripa	Girl	Mercy; Grace; Kindness
Merced	Girl	Mercy; Reward; Favor
Eun	Girl	Grace; Silver; Kindness; Mercy; Charity; Wealthy
Jeovanna	Girl	God is full of mercy and tender care
Jennilee	Girl	God has mercy upon us
Seon	Unisex	Good; Mercy; Kindness; Virtuous; Gem;
Graceland	Girl	Land of grace; Favor; Divine mercy
Anu	Girl	Atom; Molecule; Grace; Favor; Heaven; Sky; Mercy
Jayni	Girl	God has bestowed his mercy upon me

Jenean	Girl	God's mercy is eternal
Jenie	Girl	God has shown mercy to me
Alelia	Girl	Slavic goddess of spring and mercy
Jennette	Girl	God has shown mercy to mankind
Mercia	Girl	Mercy; Kindness; Gratitude; Thanks; Compassion
Jeanice	Girl	Yahweh is full of mercy
Shawanna	Girl	She who has known God's generosity and mercy
Genise	Girl	God has shown mercy upon me; Of Zeus; Origin
Aashka	Boy	Mercy of God; Blessings
Anca	Girl	Grace; Favor; Mercy

Anugtaha	Boy	Grace; Favor; Mercy; Compassionate; Kind
Anukampa	Boy	God's Mercy; God's Blessing; God's Grace
Asheesh	Boy	Benediction; Blessing;God's Grace; Shower's of mercy
Ashirvad	Boy	Benediction; Blessing; God's grace; Shower's of mercy
Dayaamay	Boy	Full of Mercy; Kind; Big Hearted; Generous; Very Charitable
Dayabaran	Boy	One who is filled with Kindness; Full of Mercy; One who takes joy in showing kindness and being merciful
Dayamaya	Boy	Full of Mercy; Kind; Big Hearted; Generous; Very Charitable
Dayamayee	Boy	Full of Mercy; Kind; Big Hearted; Generous; Very Charitable
Dayarajan	Boy	One who is full of mercy; Kind hearted ruler; An emperor in being generous and Kind
Dayarama	Boy	As compassionate as Rama; Pervades mercy; One who is kind and generous like Lord Rama

Dayavanta	Boy	One who is full of Kindness; Full of Mercy; Compassionate and generous person
Daynidhi	Boy	Treasure House of Mercy; One who is full of kindness; A compassionate and generous person
Dyansh	Boy	To Give Mercy; To show kindness; Generous Person who is merciful
Gomal	Boy	Guardians of Mercy Animal League; One who is kind and protects the cow
Gurditta	Girl	One Born with Guru's Blessing; One who is blessed with the Guru's mercy and grace
Harmehar	Girl	God's grace; Blessing or favor of God; God's mercy
Karnesh	Boy	Lord of mercy, compassion, benevolence, and kindness
Karuna	Boy	Compassion; Mercy
Karunaasaagar	Boy	One whose compassion, mercy, kindness, and benevolence is vast like ocean
Karunamay	Boy	Full of Light; Full of Compassion; Full of Mercy; Full of Benevolence; Generous and Kind Being

Karunamaya	Boy	Full of Compassion; Full of Mercy; Full of Benevolence; Generous and Kind Being
Karuppia	Boy	Lord of Mercy; Lord Karuppasamy; A tamil name in which Karupp means black and samy is God
Kripashankar	Boy	One who has blessing of Lord Shiva; Having mercy and grace of Lord Shankar
Mersey	Girl	Mercy; Kindness; Compassion; Benevolence; A variant of Mercy
Parsad	Boy	Grace; Mercy; Blessing; Brightness
Prabhkirpal	Boy	God's Grace; Mercy of God; Kindness and Benevolence of God
Prabhmehar	Boy	One blessed with God's Grace; One who is showered with God's Kindness; Blessed with God's mercy
Rameel	Boy	Mercy of God; God is in a high place
Anacletus	Boy	Complicated; Invoke God's mercy
Araru	Boy	The one who shows no mercy

Bethesda	Girl	House of mercy; House of grace
Charandayal	Boy	Feet of mercy
Clemance	Girl	Mercy; showing forgiveness; pity; grace
Clemency	Girl	Mercy; Gentleness
Daiji	Boy	Great reign; Ruler; Administer; Gentleman; Scholar; Mercy; Humanity
Dashasava	Boy	Full of mercy
Datrim	Boy	God filled with love and mercy
Dayaanidhi	Boy	A compassionate person who is a treasure house of mercy
Dayaljot	Boy	One who emits light of mercy
Dayalpreet	Boy	A lover of mercy and charity

Dayanidhi	Boy	A treasure house of grace and mercy
Dayanishee	Boy	A Saint; full of mercy
Dayasagar	Boy	The one who is filled with an ocean of mercy
Dayasagara	Boy	One who has compassion and is a sea of mercy
Dayashankar	Boy	Name of Lord Shiva; One who is a sea of mercy
Dayawant	Boy	A hero; God of mercy
Dayawanti	Girl	A Goddess of mercy
Dindayal	Boy	One who provides mercy for the poor
Dindayala	Boy	One who shows mercy for poor
Ebele	Unisex	Mercy; Kindness

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