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    Mercer

    MER-ser

    English/French
    Boy
    Meaning-based name
    Meaning
    Merchant; Trader
    Origin
    English/French
    Is it in the Bible?
    No — the name Mercer does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "Merchant; Trader", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Mercer.
    First appears in
    Does not appear in the King James text
    Peak US usage
    1880s (0.001% of births), currently steady
    Spiritual meaning
    Mercer seeks the pearl of great price — selling all, buying the kingdom, candle burning through the night, the merchant who found everything.
    Verses on this meaning
    • Matthew 13:45-46

      "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls: Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it."

    • Proverbs 31:18

      "She perceiveth that her merchandise is good: her candle goeth not out by night."

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