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  2. Mercedes (name) - Wikipedia

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    The word "Mercedes" is of Latin origin meaning "mercies" (plural of mercy) from the Latin word merced-, merces, meaning "wages, reward", which in Vulgar Latin acquired the meaning "favor, pity". Hypocoristic forms of the name are Merceditas, Mechi, Mer, Meche and Merche.

  3. Merced, California - Wikipedia

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    Merced (/ m ɜːr ˈ s ɛ d /; Spanish for "Mercy") is a city in, and the county seat of, Merced County, California, United States, in the San Joaquin Valley.As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 86,333, [8] up from 78,958 in 2010.

  4. Mercedes - Wikipedia

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    Mercedes (marque), the pre-1920 brand name of German automobile models and engines built by Daimler Motors company Mercedes-Benz, the post-1920 German brand of automobiles, engines, and trucks now owned by the Mercedes-Benz Group

  5. Atwater and Livingston at 100: What did these Valley cities ...

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    As the 100th anniversaries of both cities approach, Merced County historian Sarah Lim writes about some of the key moments of their incorporation. Atwater and Livingston at 100: What did these ...

  6. Merced County, California - Wikipedia

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    Merced County (/ m ər ˈ s ɛ d / ⓘ mər-SED) is a county located in the northern San Joaquin Valley section of the Central Valley, in the U.S. state of California.. As of the 2020 census, the population was 281,202. [6]

  7. Local reads for Merced County history buffs, available at the ...

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    Also available for purchase in the Museum Gift Shop is the 2023 Merced County Historical Society calendar, which features the first 100 years of Merced County high school history (1895-1995).

  8. Sarah Lim: Looking back, the sights of Merced’s Main Street ...

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    Merced in 1929 had an estimated population of 7,800 and a trading area population of 20,000. So, the business establishments are prominently shown in the 1929 photo with big, attractive signs.

  9. Mercedes-Benz - Wikipedia

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    Karl Benz (1844–1929) made the 1886 Benz Patent Motorwagen, which is widely regarded as the first automobile.. Mercedes-Benz traces its origins to Karl Benz's first internal combustion engine in a car, seen in the Benz Patent Motorwagen – financed by Bertha Benz's dowry [10] and patented in January 1886 [11] – and Gottlieb Daimler and their engineer Wilhelm Maybach's conversion of a ...