Mercia

发音

UK /ˈmɜːsi.ə/
UK /ˈmɜːʃə/
UK /ˈmɜːʃi.ə/
US /ˈmɝsi.ə/
US /ˈmɝʃə/

释义与例句

name
  1. 1.

    One of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England.

    历史
  2. 2.

    The Midlands.

  3. 1.

    A female given name.

    1923, Ernest Bramah, The Eyes of Max Carrados Even Mercia—a good girl, a very clever girl—has never yet passed this door.

词源

Latinization of Old English Mierċe (literally “border people”), derived from mearc, whence mark.

来源:wiktionary