Mercedes est refusée!! Est-ce que ce n’était pas le prénom de la petite amie d’Edmond Dante avant qu’il soit emprisonné sur l’Ile de Montecristo?
Mercedes refusée!
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Mark P. Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
Mercedes refusée!
This question relates to:French interactive reading exercise "Prénoms français"
Asked 4 years ago
Hi Mark,
This is a strange one because the forename ‘Mercedes’ is very much in use in Spain and Portugal and I don’t see why it is banned in France but probably because of the association with the car maker!
It actually comes from the latin meaning grace apparently.
CélineKwiziq team member
Bonjour Mark!
A l'époque de l'auteur du Comte de Monte-Cristo (A. Dumas), Mercedes et ses voitures n'existaient pas encore.
Bonne journée!
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